Historians Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 56 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Historians

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Boston, MA-NH $121,710—
District of Columbia $117,960260
Minneapolis, MN-WI $116,52040
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $115,710420
San Antonio, TX $101,90040
North Carolina $101,44030

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $72,55030
      Alabama $71,07060
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sacramento, CA $94,59040
      San Francisco, CA $88,79050
      California $83,360180
      Los Angeles, CA $83,36040
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $76,760—
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $88,89050
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $115,710420
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florida $84,59080
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $59,41070
      Atlanta, GA $59,40040
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $82,55060
      Hawaii $82,55060
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $92,02030
      Chicago, IL-IN $89,670—
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $60,80050
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $68,31040
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $49,94050
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $82,40040
      Louisiana $72,25040
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $121,710—
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $99,30060
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan $59,52070
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $116,52040
      Minnesota $84,160—
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $69,58040
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $44,80090
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Carolina $101,44030
      Charlotte, NC-SC $45,53030
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $74,69090
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $75,640—
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $78,550140
      Buffalo, NY $68,01040
      Albany, NY $54,08040
      New York $51,620420
      Rochester, NY $48,62050
      Southwest New York $39,93030
      Central East New York $36,600—
      Capital/Northern New York $33,66040
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $58,64030
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $53,44050
      Oklahoma City, OK $48,73030
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $87,920—
      Oregon $76,83060
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $117,960260
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $85,16030
      Pennsylvania $72,72070
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $51,98060
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Antonio, TX $101,90040
      Texas $84,16070
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $32,00080
      Utah $32,00090
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $94,060180
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $100,61030
      Washington $94,76060