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The economist Salaries

How much do people at The economist get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at The economist is $118,130, or $56 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $116,593, or $56 per hour.

At The economist, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $209,742 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $46,280 annually. Average The economist salaries by department include: Product at $152,312, Operations at $93,200, Sales at $138,987, and IT at $95,016. Half of The economist salaries are above $116,593.

3 employees at The economist rank their Compensation in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 11 ratings) while 3 employees at The economist rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 25% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 6 ratings).

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$118,130^*

Average Compensation

$116,593^*

Median Compensation

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

The economist Salary Averages By Department

The economist Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department

$152,312 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$134,466 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$104,249 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$121,333 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$93,200 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$56,098 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$116,043 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$83,285 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$63,848 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$110,406 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$95,016 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$155,474 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$138,987 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product

$198,492^*

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$380k

$390k

Group Product Manager

$178,918^*

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$85k

$117k

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Senior Product Manager

$154,890^*

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$85k

$117k

$135k

$198k

$260k

$380k

$390k

Product Manager

$116,701^*

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$85k

$117k

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$380k

$390k

Jr Product Manager

$85,120^*

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$85k

$117k

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$380k

$390k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering

$206,978^*

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$70k

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$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Group Engineering Manager

$162,504^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Principal Engineer

$157,064^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Lead Engineer

$136,473^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Engineering Manager

$162,631^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Data Scientist

$137,032^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Senior Developer

$143,756^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

DevOps

$116,141^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Developer

$107,235^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Mobile Developer

$125,473^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Sales Engineer

$138,899^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Senior QA

$114,121^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

$86,062^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Jr Developer

$81,827^*

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$70k

$90k

$137k

$270k

$372k

$540k

Marketing Department (12)

Director of Marketing

$171,498^*

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$46k

$58k

$80k

$164k

$255k

$330k

$350k

Senior Marketing Manager

$137,639^*

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$46k

$58k

$80k

$164k

$255k

$330k

$350k

Marketing Manager

$96,858^*

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$46k

$58k

$80k

$164k

$255k

$330k

$350k

SEM Manager

$76,088^*

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$46k

$58k

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$164k

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$330k

$350k

Social Media Manager

$77,393^*

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$46k

$58k

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$164k

$255k

$330k

$350k

Email Marketer

$78,897^*

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$46k

$58k

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$164k

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$330k

$350k

Content Manager

$82,278^*

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$46k

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Community Manager

$77,195^*

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$46k

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Data Analyst

$80,569^*

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$46k

$58k

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Business Analyst

$81,735^*

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$46k

$58k

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$164k

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$330k

$350k

Copywriter

$78,977^*

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$46k

$58k

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$164k

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$330k

$350k

Marketing Associate

$58,248^*

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$46k

$58k

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$330k

$350k

Design Department (8)

Creative Director

$163,912^*

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$60k

$80k

$115k

$175k

$250k

$329k

Principal Designer

$158,974^*

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$60k

$80k

$115k

$175k

$250k

$329k

Senior Designer

$116,303^*

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$60k

$80k

$115k

$175k

$250k

$329k

Senior UI/UX Designer

$119,682^*

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$60k

$80k

$115k

$175k

$250k

$329k

UI/UX Designer

$100,624^*

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$60k

$80k

$115k

$175k

$250k

$329k

Designer

$172,247^*

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$60k

$80k

$115k

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$250k

$329k

Web/Visual Designer

$74,171^*

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$60k

$80k

$115k

$175k

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$329k

Graphic Designer

$60,797^*

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$60k

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$329k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

$162,040^*

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$32k

$72k

$146k

$164k

$225k

$275k

Business Analyst

$81,735^*

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$32k

$72k

$146k

$164k

$225k

$275k

Operations Manager

$98,485^*

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$32k

$72k

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$275k

Office Manager

$65,135^*

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$32k

$72k

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Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant

$66,891^*

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$67k

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$170k

Admin Assistant

$46,996^*

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$67k

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Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive

$80,371^*

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$36k

$64k

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$250k

Business Development Manager

$136,409^*

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$36k

$64k

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$250k

Account Manager

$100,668^*

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$36k

$64k

$79k

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$250k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager

$114,794^*

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$35k

$55k

$67k

$115k

$140k

$170k

$195k

Senior Accountant

$84,638^*

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$35k

$55k

$67k

$115k

$140k

$170k

$195k

Accountant

$67,740^*

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$35k

$55k

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$170k

$195k

Business Analyst

$81,735^*

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$35k

$55k

$67k

$115k

$140k

$170k

$195k

Financial Analyst

$84,720^*

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$35k

$55k

$67k

$115k

$140k

$170k

$195k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$80,787^*

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$32k

$46k

$96k

$165k

$200k

Technical Support

$64,081^*

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$32k

$46k

$96k

$165k

$200k

CS Rep

$46,280^*

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$32k

$46k

$96k

$165k

$200k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR

$163,317^*

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$45k

$86k

$108k

$200k

$225k

$274k

HR Manager

$108,100^*

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$45k

$86k

$108k

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$225k

$274k

Recruiter

$95,741^*

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$45k

$86k

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$225k

$274k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager

$116,593^*

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$41k

$60k

$87k

$117k

$159k

$218k

$240k

Project Manager

$101,407^*

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$41k

$60k

$87k

$117k

$159k

$218k

$240k

SysAdmin

$87,106^*

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$41k

$60k

$87k

$117k

$159k

$218k

$240k

IT Support Engineer

$80,366^*

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$41k

$60k

$87k

$117k

$159k

$218k

$240k

Desktop Support

$59,908^*

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$41k

$60k

$87k

$117k

$159k

$218k

$240k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel

$160,926^*

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$66k

$120k

$160k

$177k

$293k

$350k

Corporate Counsel

$177,547^*

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$66k

$120k

$160k

$177k

$293k

$350k

Paralegal

$62,847^*

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$66k

$120k

$160k

$177k

$293k

$350k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales

$209,742^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$66k

$125k

$285k

$375k

$700k

Sales Manager

$138,154^*

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$50k

$66k

$125k

$285k

$375k

$700k

Sales Engineer

$138,899^*

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$50k

$66k

$125k

$285k

$375k

$700k

Sales Rep

$119,291^*

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$50k

$66k

$125k

$285k

$375k

$700k

Sales Associate

$66,136^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$66k

$125k

$285k

$375k

$700k

^† Employer contributed salary^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Culture Ratings from The economist Employees

BOTTOM

15%

The economist's Compensation scores in the Bottom 15%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you believe you're paid fairly?

33% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

33% Yes

BOTTOM

25%