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Economists in Pennsylvania

Want to work in Pennsylvania as an Economist? Read this first!

3.0% Jobs Projection
$84,520 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Economists in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Economists in Pennsylvania is growing slower than average.

  • Economists in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Economists Work in Pennsylvania?

610 people worked as Economists in 2018 in this state.

There were 610 Economists employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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The typical state has 145 Economists working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Economists than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Economists in this state are growing at a rate of 3.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.1%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 680 jobs for Pennsylvania Economists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,600 annual jobs and 22,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Economists Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Economists ranged from $47,440 to $127,500 with $84,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.81 to $61.3. The median hourly rate was $40.64.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $41.08 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.44.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Economists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Economists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 690 $106,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 260 $100,370
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 220 $65,910
Pittsburgh, PA 60 $104,420

Top States for Economists Employment

View the list below to see where most Economists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia 6,380 $122,930
California 1,430 $114,660
Virginia 1,230 $122,230
Massachusetts 1,150 $107,580
Texas 830 $99,740
New York 750 $101,740
Maryland 700 $116,380
Pennsylvania 610 $84,520
Washington 400 $91,940
Illinois 380 $104,230
Georgia 330 $104,200
Michigan 250 $80,990
Minnesota 250 $68,050
Missouri 250 $91,350
Florida 240 $90,490
Wisconsin 240 $69,060
North Carolina 230 $80,400
Colorado 220 $101,670
Oregon 220 $88,330
New Jersey 180 $87,590

Below are the states where Economists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $122,930
Virginia $122,230
Maryland $116,380
California $114,660
Ohio $108,800
Massachusetts $107,580
Illinois $104,230
Georgia $104,200
New York $101,740
Colorado $101,670

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