Visa Wage Index

Economists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 60 applications covering 60 positions for this role here, at a median of $170,600 a year. 36 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Economists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$86,403
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$117,541
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$148,658
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$179,795

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Cornerstone Research, Inc. Level II 77 $235,000
Analysis Group, Inc. Level I 55 $180,000
CRA International, Inc. Level III 55 $240,000
The Brattle Group Level I 33 $145,860
Analysis Group, Inc. Level III 22 $159,329
CRA International, Inc. Level IV 22 $340,000
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Level I 22 $275,000
Activate Capital Management, LP Level IV 11 $200,000
The Ad Hoc Group, LLC Level II 11 $140,000
Adobe Inc. Level II 11 $155,000
Adobe Inc. Level III 11 $148,658
Agentic Sciences, Inc. Level III 11 $148,658
Amazon.com Services LLC Level II 11 $194,300
Amazon.com Services LLC Level III 11 $169,065
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Level III 11 $192,500
Avantus LLC Level I 11 $116,150
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Level IV 11 $210,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc. Level I 11 $115,000
CRA International, Inc. Level II 11 $133,000
Cybernetic Labs Inc. Level II 11 $130,000
Dodge & Cox Level IV 11 $180,000
Econic Partners US LLC Level II 11 $130,000
Econic Partners US LLC Level IV 11 $250,000
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Level IV 11 $179,795
Genentech USA, Inc. Level II 11 $117,541
Hinge Health, Inc. Level II 11 $169,600
Keystone Strategy LLC Level IV 11 $179,795
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Level III 11 $280,000
Patient Square Capital LP Level IV 11 $275,000
Public Policy Institute of California Level I 11 $86,403
ReadyOn, Inc. Level IV 11 $180,000
Salesforce, Inc. Level II 11 $214,200
Salesforce, Inc. Level III 11 $174,556
Secretariat Advisors LLC Level IV 11 $236,500
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC Level II 11 $280,034
University of California, Berkeley Level I 11 $72,600
TPG GLOBAL, LLC Level II 11 $125,000
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC Level III 11 $170,600
National Economic Research Associates, Inc. Level I 11 $90,000
Medtronic, Inc. not stated 11 $111,250
Uber Technologies, Inc. not stated 11 $165,200

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.