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

Job-title file

Economist

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

363 employees hold this title in Department of Treasury. Median total compensation for the role is $183,749, above the department median of $128,017.

Employees: 363
Total payroll: $66M
Role median: $183,749
Agency median: $128,017
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$302,200+

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

How total compensation varies among the 363 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 Treasury pays a median base salary of $182,652 for this role, 46% above that figure — about the 77th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Treasury sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$67,360

$89,330

$124,720

$174,720

$238,060

Department of Treasury median · $182,652

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 Treasury’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 361 of 363 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Treasury is $183,749, 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 Treasury, the median of $183,749 ranks #11 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

Federal Trade Commission

$191,900 · 88

Department of Justice

$191,900 · 55

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

$191,900 · 3

Federal Communications Commission

$191,350 · 62

Small Business Administration

$181,216 · 9

Millennium Challenge Corporation

$178,811 · 14

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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David Gottfried

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

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

Halliday Hart

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Halliday Hart is a Economist at Department of Treasury based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $169,429. They are classified at grade 15.

Julia Smearman

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

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

Carl Westphal

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

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

Amy Zuckerman

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,429

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

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

Mariesa Ho

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,314

Sub-department: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Base pay: $166,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,314
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redmond
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $166,314
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531820033
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Treasury, Mariesa Ho serves as a Economist based in Redmond, Washington. Their 2024 pay totaled $169,314. They are classified at grade 15.

Robert Mann

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,213

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
Base pay: $168,530
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,213
Pay grade: 53
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $168,530
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,781
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): OR

Robert Mann holds the role of Economist at Department of Treasury based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $169,213. Their pay grade is 53.

Cherrica Li

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,196

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
Base pay: $169,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,196
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Hong Kong
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $169,196
Basic Pay (before locality): $169,196
Country: Hong Kong
Duty Station Code: HK3000000
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Cherrica Li works as a Economist for Department of Treasury based in Hong Kong, No Data Reported. Cherrica earned $169,196 in 2024. Their pay grade is 00.

Spencer Andrews

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$169,047

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
Base pay: $168,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $110
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,047
Pay grade: 53
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $168,937
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,106
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): OR

Spencer Andrews holds the role of Economist at Department of Treasury based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $169,047. Their pay grade is 53.

Daniele Caratelli

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$168,261

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
Base pay: $168,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $146
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,261
Pay grade: 53
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $168,115
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,449
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): OR

At Department of Treasury, Daniele Caratelli serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $168,261. They are classified at grade 53.

Reed Douglas

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$168,188

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
Base pay: $168,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $73
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,188
Pay grade: 53
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $168,115
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,449
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): OR

At Department of Treasury, Reed Douglas serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $168,188. They are classified at grade 53.

Philippa Haven

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Philippa Haven is a Economist at Department of Treasury based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $167,276. They are classified at grade 14.

Rebecca Lawlor

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rebecca Lawlor holds the role of Economist at Department of Treasury based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,276. Their pay grade is 14.

Stephen Gooch

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
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): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Stephen Gooch holds the role of Economist at Department of Treasury based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,276. Their pay grade is 14.

Samuel Hughes

Economist/Department of Treasury

2024 total comp

$167,041

Sub-department: Departmental Offices
Base pay: $166,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $146
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,041
Pay grade: 53
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $166,895
Basic Pay (before locality): $133,473
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): OR

Samuel Hughes holds the role of Economist at Department of Treasury based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,041. Their pay grade is 53.