U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Agriculture / Economist

Job-title file

Economist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

466 employees hold this title in Department of Agriculture. Median total compensation for the role is $132,743, above the department median of $77,955.

Employees: 466
Total payroll: $64.1M
Role median: $132,743
Agency median: $77,955
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$39,576$206,942+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 466 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Economist pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Economists — about 17,790 people — is $124,720. Department of Agriculture pays a median base salary of $132,393 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Agriculture sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$67,360

$89,330

$124,720

$174,720

$238,060

Department of Agriculture median · $132,393

The bar is the range of annual wages for Economists across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Agriculture’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Agriculture is $132,743, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Economist is held in 43 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Agriculture, the median of $132,743 ranks #36 of 43.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

$247,426 · 32

Securities and Exchange Commission

$214,634 · 138

Federal Reserve System

$208,995 · 65

National Science Foundation

$204,000 · 5

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$200,226 · 87

Federal Housing Finance Agency

$196,471 · 64

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

$191,900 · 3

Federal Trade Commission

$191,900 · 88

Department of Justice

$191,900 · 55

Federal Communications Commission

$191,350 · 62

Department of Treasury

$183,749 · 363

Small Business Administration

$181,216 · 9

Median total compensation for the Economist role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Economist beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $144,042 ranks #1 of 5. See Economist across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$135,913 · 8

$79,810 · 69

$73,923 · 10

$65,123 · 35

Median total compensation for comparable Economistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Anthony Radich

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$173,423

Sub-department: Office of the Chief Economist
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,423
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Agriculture, Anthony Radich serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $173,423. They are classified at grade 14.

Maria Bowman

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$172,481

Sub-department: Economic Research Service
Base pay: $172,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,481
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Staunton
Work county: Staunton
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $172,481
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512330790
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Maria Bowman holds the role of Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Staunton, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $172,481. Their pay grade is 15.

Christopher Davis

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Economic Research Service
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christopher Davis is a Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $171,923. They are classified at grade 14.

Jonathan Mcfadden

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Economic Research Service
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Agriculture, Jonathan Mcfadden serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $171,923. They are classified at grade 14.

Irene Xiarchos

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Office of the Chief Economist
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Irene Xiarchos is a Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $171,923. They are classified at grade 14.

Setsuko Hoffman

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Riverdale
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241330033
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Setsuko Hoffman works as a Economist for Department of Agriculture based in Riverdale, Maryland. Setsuko earned $171,923 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Bruce Mcwilliams

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Fpac Business Center
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Burke
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510375059
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bruce Mcwilliams works as a Economist for Department of Agriculture based in Burke, Virginia. Bruce earned $171,923 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Blondel Brinkman

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Odenton
Work county: Anne Arundel
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241160003
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Agriculture, Blondel Brinkman serves as a Economist based in Odenton, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $171,923. They are classified at grade 14.

Jason Carver

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$170,881

Sub-department: Foreign Agricultural Service
Base pay: $170,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,881
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Portland
Work county: Multnomah
Work state: Oregon

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $170,881
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 411650051
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jason Carver is a Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Portland, Oregon. 2024 total compensation came to $170,881. They are classified at grade 14.

Peyton Ferrier

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$170,776

Sub-department: Agricultural Marketing Service
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,776
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Peyton Ferrier works as a Economist for Department of Agriculture based in Washington, District of Columbia. Peyton earned $170,776 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Sharon Stanton

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$170,073

Sub-department: Forest Service
Base pay: $170,073
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,073
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Portland
Work county: Multnomah
Work state: Oregon

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $170,073
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,344
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 411650051
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sharon Stanton is a Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Portland, Oregon. 2024 total compensation came to $170,073. They are classified at grade 15.

Renate Bush

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Forest Service
Base pay: $169,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,429
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $169,429
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 29
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Renate Bush holds the role of Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $169,429. Their pay grade is 15.

Jeffrey O'Hara

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Office of the Chief Economist
Base pay: $169,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,429
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $169,429
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Agriculture, Jeffrey O'Hara serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $169,429. They are classified at grade 15.

Pierce Suhr

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Base pay: $169,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,429
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $169,429
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Agriculture, Pierce Suhr serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $169,429. They are classified at grade 15.

Siwa Msangi

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Economic Research Service
Base pay: $169,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,429
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Silver Spring
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $169,429
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241450031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Siwa Msangi is a Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Silver Spring, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $169,429. They are classified at grade 15.

Gustavo Ferreira

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Fpac Business Center
Base pay: $169,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,429
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Culpeper
Work county: Culpeper
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $169,429
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510690047
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gustavo Ferreira works as a Economist for Department of Agriculture based in Culpeper, Virginia. Gustavo earned $169,429 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Michael Mcconnell

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$168,806

Sub-department: Office of the Chief Economist
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,530
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,806
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Mcconnell holds the role of Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $168,806. Their pay grade is 14.

Bryan Maculloch

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$168,776

Sub-department: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,776
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bryan Maculloch works as a Economist for Department of Agriculture based in Washington, District of Columbia. Bryan earned $168,776 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Sarah Milchman

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$168,776

Sub-department: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,776
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sarah Milchman holds the role of Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $168,776. Their pay grade is 14.

Constanza Valdes

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$167,776

Sub-department: Economic Research Service
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,776
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Mclean
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 511520059
Length of Service (Years): 33
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Constanza Valdes is a Economist at Department of Agriculture based in Mclean, Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $167,776. They are classified at grade 14.

Rachel Trego

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Foreign Agricultural Service
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,276
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Agriculture, Rachel Trego serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,276. They are classified at grade 14.

James Davis

Economist/Department of Agriculture

2024 total comp

$165,657

Sub-department: Economic Research Service
Base pay: $165,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,657
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Quincy
Work county: Norfolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,657
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 251060021
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Agriculture, James Davis serves as a Economist based in Quincy, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $165,657. They are classified at grade 14.