Salary for Senior-level / Expert Economist during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Economist during 2025 is USD 177,952

✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average senior-level / expert Economist salary lies between USD 150,000 and USD 201,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Economist
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
14
Top 10%
$ 231,756
Top 25%
$ 201,000
Median
$ 177,952
Bottom 25%
$ 150,000
Bottom 10%
$ 116,300

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Economist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Economist job listings are Python, Economics and Statistics. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 37 jobs Economics | 35 jobs Statistics | 35 jobs Research | 30 jobs R | 28 jobs PhD | 22 jobs SQL | 21 jobs Machine Learning | 20 jobs Econometrics | 18 jobs Data analysis | 14 jobs Causal inference | 13 jobs Finance | 12 jobs Excel | 12 jobs Mathematics | 11 jobs Stata | 11 jobs Engineering | 10 jobs Privacy | 10 jobs Tableau | 8 jobs SAS | 8 jobs Consulting | 7 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Economist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Economist job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 25 jobs Health care | 20 jobs Equity / stock options | 17 jobs Team events | 12 jobs Startup environment | 11 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Competitive pay | 10 jobs Medical leave | 9 jobs Insurance | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Conferences | 6 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Travel | 2 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Cell phone stipend | 2 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs

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