Finance and accounting

Economists: who sponsors, and what they pay

Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.

Certified LCAs
627
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$156,000
per year
Middle half earn
$121K to $193K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
200+

Employers filing for Economists

EmployerLCAsMedian wage
Amazon.com Services LLC
Seattle
85$160,000
Analysis Group, Inc.
Boston
59$180,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc.
Boston
41$235,000
CRA International, Inc.
Boston
22$235,000
Compass Lexecon LLC
Bowie
21$205,000
Federal Express Corporation
Memphis
19$111,324
National Economic Research Associates, Inc.
New York
18$142,500
Econic Partners US LLC
Los Angeles
15$185,000
The Brattle Group
Boston
13$145,860
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
New York
10$156,000
Keystone Strategy LLC
Boston
9$189,966
Edgeworth Economics, LLC
Washington
7$130,000
Heidi Health Corp.
New York
6$181,880
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Chicago
5$191,064
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Seattle
5$147,000
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Source: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 4 Oct 2026