U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Securities and Exchange Commission / Economist

Job-title file

Economist

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

138 employees hold this title in Securities and Exchange Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $214,634, below the department median of $225,116.

Employees: 138
Total payroll: $29.8M
Role median: $214,634
Agency median: $225,116
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$272,100+

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

How total compensation varies among the 138 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. Securities and Exchange Commission pays a median base salary of $216,822 for this role, 74% above that figure — about the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Securities and Exchange Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$67,360

$89,330

$124,720

$174,720

$238,060

Securities and Exchange Commission median · $216,822

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 Securities and Exchange Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 136 of 138 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 Securities and Exchange Commission is $214,634, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission, the median of $214,634 ranks #2 of 43.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

$247,426 · 32

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

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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John Ritter

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$240,077

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $240,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,077
Pay grade: 16
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $240,077
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,204
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, John Ritter serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $240,077. They are classified at grade 16.

Artur Bonifaciuk

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, Artur Bonifaciuk serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,592. They are classified at grade 14.

Charles Lin

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, Charles Lin serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,592. They are classified at grade 14.

Mengxin Mclean

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Mengxin Mclean works as a Economist for Securities and Exchange Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Mengxin earned $238,592 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Daniel Deli

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, Daniel Deli serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,592. They are classified at grade 14.

Ahmet Ergun

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Ahmet Ergun is a Economist at Securities and Exchange Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $238,592. They are classified at grade 14.

Su Li

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Su Li holds the role of Economist at Securities and Exchange Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $238,592. Their pay grade is 14.

Ilia Rainer

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Ilia Rainer works as a Economist for Securities and Exchange Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Ilia earned $238,592 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Maciej Szefler

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, Maciej Szefler serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,592. They are classified at grade 14.

Jesse Weiher

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$238,592

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $238,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,592
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,592
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, Jesse Weiher serves as a Economist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,592. They are classified at grade 14.

Qiao Kapadia

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$235,999

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $235,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,999
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Boston
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $235,999
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250120025
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, Qiao Kapadia serves as a Economist based in Boston, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $235,999. They are classified at grade 14.

Artur Minkin

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$235,999

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $235,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,999
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Boston
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $235,999
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250120025
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Artur Minkin is a Economist at Securities and Exchange Commission based in Boston, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $235,999. They are classified at grade 14.

Katy Paige

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$233,730

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $233,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $233,730
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $233,730
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Katy Paige works as a Economist for Securities and Exchange Commission based in Chicago, Illinois. Katy earned $233,730 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

William Young

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$233,730

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $233,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $233,730
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $233,730
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,083
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

William Young holds the role of Economist at Securities and Exchange Commission based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $233,730. Their pay grade is 14.

Dasha Safonova

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$233,363

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $233,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $233,363
Pay grade: 16
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $233,363
Basic Pay (before locality): $176,136
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Dasha Safonova holds the role of Economist at Securities and Exchange Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $233,363. Their pay grade is 16.

Jovan Stojkovic

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$233,286

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $233,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $233,286
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $233,286
Basic Pay (before locality): $176,078
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Jovan Stojkovic holds the role of Economist at Securities and Exchange Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $233,286. Their pay grade is 14.

Judy Tran

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$232,713

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $232,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $232,713
Pay grade: 14
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $232,713
Basic Pay (before locality): $161,438
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

Judy Tran holds the role of Economist at Securities and Exchange Commission based in San Francisco, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $232,713. Their pay grade is 14.

Katherine Carman

Economist/Securities and Exchange Commission

2024 total comp

$232,685

Sub-department: Securities and Exchange Commission
Base pay: $232,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $232,685
Pay grade: 16
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $232,685
Basic Pay (before locality): $172,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): SK

At Securities and Exchange Commission, Katherine Carman serves as a Economist based in Los Angeles, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $232,685. They are classified at grade 16.