這是把Payscale, Inc對美國「只有經濟學的大學學位」的全職工作者的調查結果按中位數年薪排序之後的結果。資料來源的原始網址在:
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/jobs-for-economics-degree.asp 。
| Popular Jobs for Economics Degree | Median Salary All U.S. |
| Sales Director | $137,000 |
| Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | $126,000 |
| Management Consultant | $122,000 |
| Regional Sales Manager | $109,000 |
| Consultant, Business Process / Management | $107,000 |
| Securities Trader | $99,500 |
| Project Manager, Information Technology (IT) | $96,500 |
| Financial Advisor | $94,800 |
| Project Manager, Construction | $90,200 |
| Financial Controller | $86,800 |
| Outside Sales Manager | $81,900 |
| Business Analyst, IT | $80,500 |
| Economist | $80,000 |
| General / Operations Manager | $79,900 |
| Marketing Manager | $70,200 |
| Business Analyst, Finance/Banking | $66,800 |
| Financial / Securities / Investments Analyst | $66,100 |
| Underwriter | $63,700 |
| Senior Accountant | $59,500 |
| Financial Analyst, Corporate | $58,700 |
| Research Analyst, Financial | $58,300 |
| Branch Manager, Banking | $58,100 |
| Data Analyst | $56,800 |
| Financial Analyst | $54,300 |
| Retail Store Manager | $52,500 |
| Marketing Research Analyst | $47,500 |
| Staff Accountant | $46,100 |
| Credit Analyst, Banking | $45,200 |
| Personal Banker | $38,300 |
| Administrative Assistant | $34,800 |
解讀前請看唸哪些系薪水最高?和該調查的方法http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/salary-report.asp 。