Salaries of Economists
(With a B.A. Degree in Economics)
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Academic Major

Starting Salary

Computer Science$36,597
MIS$34,778
Economics $31,294
Accounting$30,321
Mathematics$29,745
Chemistry$29,743
Business Administration$29,433
Marketing/Sales$27,874
History$24,668
Advertising$23,679
Political Science$23,364
Education$23,161

For more information, see the Census document is U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports: Household Economic Studies, "What's it Worth? Field of Training and Economic Status, 1993," by Rosalind R. Bruno. Report P70-51, December 1995.