Archivists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 86 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Archivists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Northern New Mexico $104,780—
San Jose, CA $97,550110
District of Columbia $92,100190
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $89,380540
New Mexico $83,770—
Maryland $75,330540

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $63,13060
      Alabama $58,39080
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $55,03050
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $48,92050
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $97,550110
      San Francisco, CA $74,250150
      Sacramento, CA $72,79030
      Oxnard, CA $71,31040
      California $62,160860
      San Diego, CA $61,69050
      Los Angeles, CA $61,270420
      Riverside, CA $47,27060
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $61,31040
      Colorado $59,95060
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $59,26050
      Connecticut $46,730150
      Hartford, CT $44,57060
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $89,380540
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $51,71050
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florida $45,830130
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $62,84090
      Georgia $56,170130
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $69,590150
      Chicago, IL-IN $64,000120
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $57,10070
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $47,47030
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $42,67040
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisiana $35,55050
      New Orleans, LA $35,32040
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $74,380250
      Massachusetts $71,790320
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $75,330540
      Baltimore, MD $67,670190
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $54,15060
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan $53,590160
      Detroit, MI $51,66070
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minnesota $63,23080
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $61,41060
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $61,06060
      Kansas City, MO-KS $60,91040
      Missouri $50,480150
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $58,00030
      Raleigh, NC $53,03050
      North Carolina $52,880120
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $60,35040
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $67,08060
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $104,780—
      New Mexico $83,770—
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $66,94030
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, NY $75,07040
      New York, NY-NJ $74,880720
      New York $74,880900
      Kiryas Joel, NY $61,90040
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $57,49040
      Ohio $51,100150
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $52,00040
      Oklahoma $49,84070
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $63,77060
      Portland, OR-WA $57,26050
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $92,100190
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $65,21040
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,020150
      Pennsylvania $57,000330
      Pittsburgh, PA $55,77080
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $74,14040
      Providence, RI-MA $74,14040
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $47,42090
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $50,97080
      Tennessee $47,950140
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $64,84050
      Dallas, TX $64,31050
      Texas $53,970280
      San Antonio, TX $48,67050
      Houston, TX $46,99060
      Brownsville, TX $38,26050
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $51,250100
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $72,220120
      Richmond, VA $64,80050
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Olympia, WA $74,36090
      Seattle, WA $73,660310
      Washington $70,400630
      Western Washington $62,52040
      Spokane, WA $56,79060
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $62,570110
      Wisconsin $60,570180
      Milwaukee, WI $59,62040