United States
Archivists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$61,570
Archivists in the United States earn a median of $61,570 a year, about $29.60 an hour.
Median
$61,570
per year
Hourly
$29.60
as published
Mean
$67,620
pulled up by top earners
Workers
7,050
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $74,880 | +22% |
| California | State | $62,160 | +1% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $74,880 | +22% |
| Washington | State | $70,400 | +14% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $89,380 | +45% |
| Maryland | State | $75,330 | +22% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $61,270 | -0% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $57,000 | -7% |
| Massachusetts | State | $71,790 | +17% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $73,660 | +20% |
| Texas | State | $53,970 | -12% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $74,380 | +21% |
| District of Columbia | State | $92,100 | +50% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Metro | $67,670 | +10% |
| Wisconsin | State | $60,570 | -2% |
| Michigan | State | $53,590 | -13% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $74,250 | +21% |
| Illinois | State | $69,590 | +13% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $60,020 | -3% |
| Ohio | State | $51,100 | -17% |
| Missouri | State | $50,480 | -18% |
| Connecticut | State | $46,730 | -24% |
| Tennessee | State | $47,950 | -22% |
| Georgia | State | $56,170 | -9% |
| Florida | State | $45,830 | -26% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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