Mid-level Economist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$102,212
Middle 50%$100.9k–$108.6k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $108,176
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,393 and $130,509.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,822
25th$100,901
50th (median)$102,212
75th$108,645
90th$123,026

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $95k $110k FY2020: median $95,971 (17 filings) FY2021: median $95,472 (27 filings) FY2022: median $91,187 (22 filings) FY2025: median $104,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 3 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 27
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$95,971$95,971$95,97117
FY2021$95,472$91,187$95,47227
FY2022$91,187$91,187$92,45622
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––3
FY2025$104,000$100,901$114,55811
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Economist salary of $102,212 is worth about $99,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Economists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $122,170 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $102,212, 16% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
FedEx$100,90111
General Motors Financial Companytoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $102,212 14
Senior · Level III $153,162 10
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$100,901$102,21214
Senior · Level III$133,099$153,16210

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.