Economist Salaries in California
$152,450
The average salary for Economist jobs near California is $152,450.*
Top Economist jobs near California
View AllResearch Economist, Economic Research
Anthropic
San Francisco, CA
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
$320,000 - $405,000 a year
Lead Economist, Corporate Strategy
HP
Palo Alto, CA
PhD degree in Economics, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy, Finance, or a related quantitative field. Lead and develop the economist team.
$147,050 - $230,850 a year
Economist II
Amazon.com Services LLC
Sunnyvale, CA
You will be expected to develop techniques that apply econometrics to large data sets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to the design of automated…
$136,000 - $212,800 a year
Applied Machine Learning Engineer, Economist
Mercor
San Francisco, CA
You'll help design the incentive structures and allocation mechanisms of a rapidly scaling two-sided labor market, and partner closely with ML, product, and…
$130,000 - $500,000 a year
Research Scholar
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
PhD in a relevant field (e.g., ecology, hydrology, environmental economics). The successful candidates will work in interdisciplinary teams to co-develop, scope…
$93,000 - $148,000 a year
2026 Macroeconomic Investment Associate
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco, CA
Developing and maintaining in-house macroeconomic research infrastructure, including monitors, analytical tools, interest rate and currency models.
$155,000 - $180,000 a year
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Highest paying cities for Economist
- San Francisco, CA32 jobs
- Santa Clara, CA10 jobs
- Sunnyvale, CA10 jobs
- Oakland, CA5 jobs
- Palo Alto, CA4 jobs
- Berkeley, CA3 jobs
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