Compared with the local labor market
Economist III pay vs. Texas
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Economists — about 560 people — is $121,420. Office of the Attorney General pays a median base salary of $90,009 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 29th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Office of the Attorney General sits in the local pay range
$66,760
$83,900
$121,420
$175,000
$219,140
Office of the Attorney General median · $90,009
The bar is the range of annual wages for Economists across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Office of the Attorney General’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Economists — about 17,790 people — is $124,720. Office of the Attorney General’s median base salary is 28% below that national figure, about the 25th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$67,360
$89,330
$124,720
$174,720
$238,060
Office of the Attorney General median · $90,009
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Office of the Attorney General is $90,009, 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 Texas
Economist III is held in 3 Texas departments. In Office of the Attorney General, the median of $90,009 ranks #2 of 3.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Economist III role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Economist beyond Texas
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $65,123 ranks #5 of 5. See Economist across all of Texas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
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.