When comparing our program with other programs, keep in mind that we describe the salaries earned by students and recent graduates of our program, rather than the average salary for all economists in the entire US economy!  We do not systematically ask all our graduates to tell us their salaries. But many of our graduates take jobs with US Government agencies like the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or the Treasury Department, for example. Usually, salaries in such agencies are on the publicly posted GS Payscale.  Before completing our degree, students with some previous work experience often get paid at the GS-9 level (up to $63,000) when they work at a US Government agency. Depending on experience, some of our students have been promoted to the GS-11 level (up to $77,000) even before completing our degree. Recent graduates have been offered GS-11 or GS-13 salaries (up to $110,000).  Salaries for our recent graduates hired by the IMF and World Bank start around $90,000 but have been as high as $130,000 for graduates who also had significant prior experience. Here, one must also keep in mind that salaries at international organizations like the IMF and World Bank are not always taxed by the US government.  Students and graduates of our program who work at private firms (Deloitte, Charles River Associates, Sage Analysis Group, KPMG, Nathan Associates) typically earn higher salaries than they could earn in the public sector, though they also typically work longer hours.