United States
Historians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$74,050
Historians in the United States earn a median of $74,050 a year, about $35.60 an hour.
Median
$74,050
per year
Hourly
$35.60
as published
Mean
$78,470
pulled up by top earners
Workers
3,140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $115,710 | +56% |
| New York | State | $51,620 | -30% |
| District of Columbia | State | $117,960 | +59% |
| Virginia | State | $94,060 | +27% |
| California | State | $83,360 | +13% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $78,550 | +6% |
| New Jersey | State | $74,690 | +1% |
| Mississippi | State | $44,800 | -40% |
| Utah | State | $32,000 | -57% |
| Florida | State | $84,590 | +14% |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Metro | $32,000 | -57% |
| Texas | State | $84,160 | +14% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $72,720 | -2% |
| Michigan | State | $59,520 | -20% |
| Georgia | State | $59,410 | -20% |
| Maryland | State | $99,300 | +34% |
| Washington | State | $94,760 | +28% |
| Hawaii | State | $82,550 | +11% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | Metro | $82,550 | +11% |
| Oregon | State | $76,830 | +4% |
| Alabama | State | $71,070 | -4% |
| South Carolina | State | $51,980 | -30% |
| Connecticut | State | $88,890 | +20% |
| Indiana | State | $60,800 | -18% |
| Oklahoma | State | $53,440 | -28% |
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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