Mid-level Economist salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Redmond, Sammamish.

Also listed as: Research Economist, Associate Economist

Median salary$148,500
Middle 50%$147k–$152.6k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $151,000
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,220 and $170,230.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,969
25th$147,000
50th (median)$148,500
75th$152,575
90th$164,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $140k $160k FY2020: median $139,900 (16 filings) FY2021: median $135,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $147,100 (21 filings) FY2023: median $148,610 (32 filings) FY2024: median $148,500 (27 filings) FY2025: median $148,500 (15 filings) FY2026: median $147,000 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 32
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$139,900$125,000$148,25016
FY2021$135,000$121,897$145,45015
FY2022$147,100$104,270$152,00021
FY2023$148,610$99,715$159,07532
FY2024$148,500$146,300$160,55027
FY2025$148,500$148,005$150,15015
FY2026$147,000$147,000$154,30021

Cost of living

Seattle's median mid-level Economist salary of $148,500 is worth about $133,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Economists in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $126,420 in May 2025 (200 employed). The H-1B median here is $148,500, 17% higher.

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
Amazon$148,50030

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $147,000 21
Mid-level · Level II $148,500 36
Senior · Level III $165,600 29
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$91,853$147,00021
Mid-level · Level II$118,810$148,50036
Senior · Level III$145,766$165,60029

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.