Economist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Fort Worth, Irving, Arlington.

Also listed as: Research Economist, Associate Economist

Median salary$108,176

Middle 50%$100.9k–$148k

vs. national median−23%comparison median $140,000

Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,306 and $182,483.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$95,971	$95,971	$101,580	27
FY2021	$95,472	$91,187	$95,613	39
FY2022	$91,187	$91,187	$115,554	39
FY2023	$103,550	$92,456	$136,827	17
FY2024	–	–	–	9
FY2025	$124,324	$100,901	$150,000	25
FY2026	–	–	–	7

Dallas's median Economist salary of $108,176 is worth about $104,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

All Economists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $122,170 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $108,176, 11% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
FedEx	$107,237	19
Analysis Group	too few	5
General Motors Financial Company	too few	3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$100,901	$102,212	14
Senior · Level III	$133,099	$153,162	10

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.