U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Health and Human Services / Economist

Job-title file

Economist

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

237 employees hold this title in Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $153,336, above the department median of $129,759.

Employees: 237
Total payroll: $34.8M
Role median: $153,336
Agency median: $129,759
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$52,175$214,058+

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

How total compensation varies among the 237 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 Health and Human Services pays a median base salary of $153,336 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 64th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Health and Human Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$67,360

$89,330

$124,720

$174,720

$238,060

Department of Health and Human Services median · $153,336

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 Health and Human Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health and Human Services is $153,336, 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 Health and Human Services, the median of $153,336 ranks #22 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

Department of Justice

$191,900 · 55

Federal Trade Commission

$191,900 · 88

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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Siobhan Innes-Gawn

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$116,820

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $116,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,820
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Brookline
Work county: Norfolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,820
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250155021
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Siobhan Innes-Gawn works as a Economist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Brookline, Massachusetts. Siobhan earned $116,820 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Courtney Johnson

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$116,820

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $116,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,820
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Providence
Work county: Providence
Work state: Rhode Island

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,820
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 440190007
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Courtney Johnson is a Economist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Providence, Rhode Island. 2024 total compensation came to $116,820. They are classified at grade 13.

Aziza Arifkhanova

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$116,564

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $116,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,564
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $116,564
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): RG

Aziza Arifkhanova works as a Economist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. Aziza earned $116,564 in 2024. Their pay grade is 00.

Armen Ghazaryan

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$116,564

Sub-department: Food and Drug Administration
Base pay: $116,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,564
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $116,564
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): RG

Armen Ghazaryan holds the role of Economist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,564. Their pay grade is 00.

Maria Aslam

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$116,564

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $116,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Mableton
Work county: Cobb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 133348067
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Maria Aslam is a Economist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Mableton, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $116,564. They are classified at grade 13.

Raul Segura-Escano

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$116,564

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $116,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,564
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $116,564
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): RG

Raul Segura-Escano holds the role of Economist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,564. Their pay grade is 00.

Nicholas Holtkamp

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$115,204

Sub-department: Office Secretary Health and Human Services
Base pay: $115,204
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,204
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Lakewood
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,204
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 394040035
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nicholas Holtkamp works as a Economist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Lakewood, Ohio. Nicholas earned $115,204 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Erin Lane

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$114,830

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $114,830
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,830
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Newark
Work county: New Castle
Work state: Delaware

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $114,830
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 100360003
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Erin Lane holds the role of Economist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Newark, Delaware. In 2024, their total compensation was $114,830. Their pay grade is 12.

Gina Price

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$112,921

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $112,921
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,921
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $112,921
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gina Price works as a Economist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. Gina earned $112,921 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Jun Lee

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$112,921

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $112,921
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,921
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $112,921
Basic Pay (before locality): $112,921
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): RG

Jun Lee is a Economist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $112,921. They are classified at grade 00.

Joy Berryhill

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$110,304

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $110,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,304
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Jacksonville
Work county: Duval
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,304
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121510031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Joy Berryhill serves as a Economist based in Jacksonville, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $110,304. They are classified at grade 13.

David Noh

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$109,278

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $109,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,278
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,278
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, David Noh serves as a Economist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $109,278. They are classified at grade 13.

Kai Hong

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$109,278

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $109,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,278
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,278
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,278
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): RG

Kai Hong works as a Economist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. Kai earned $109,278 in 2024. Their pay grade is 00.

Georgia Pearson

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$109,224

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $109,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,224
Pay grade: 12
Work city: South Burlington
Work county: Chittenden
Work state: Vermont

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,224
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,808
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 500620007
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Georgia Pearson serves as a Economist based in South Burlington, Vermont. Their 2024 pay totaled $109,224. They are classified at grade 12.

Regina Butler

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$109,119

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $109,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,119
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Woodlawn
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,119
Basic Pay (before locality): $81,884
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241698005
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Regina Butler holds the role of Economist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Woodlawn, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $109,119. Their pay grade is 12.

Joseph Duff

Economist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$109,119

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $109,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,119
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,119
Basic Pay (before locality): $81,884
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joseph Duff works as a Economist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Washington, District of Columbia. Joseph earned $109,119 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.