While graduates holding bachelor's degrees tend to be at the lower end of the salary scale, the type of bachelor's degree held can make a difference in salary. For example, according to PayScale.com in August 2014, financial analysts with Bachelor of Arts in Economics degrees earned between $41,398 and $76,351.Financial analysts with Bachelor of Science degrees earned $39,531-$74,918.ayScale.com reported that economists with PhDs earned between $64,564 and $157,542, assistant economics professors earned $58,723-$111,320, and professors of economics earned $58,213-$200,636 annually, as of August 2014.