Archivist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level archivist earnings begin at:

$35.31 per hour

$73,450 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level archivist earnings begin at:

$26.28 per hour

$54,650 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level archivist earnings begin at:

$19.74 per hour

$41,050 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level archivist earnings begin at:

$16.08 per hour

$33,440 per year

10th percentile

Starting level archivist earnings begin at:

$13.45 per hour

$27,970 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Archivist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $74,410
California $69,270
Georgia $66,430
Texas $66,120
New Jersey $63,600
Maryland $63,020
Connecticut $62,820
Illinois $60,580
Massachusetts $58,900
Rhode Island $58,760
Virginia $53,290
Washington $53,180
Pennsylvania $51,610
Nevada $50,850
New York $50,780
North Carolina $50,130
Missouri $49,640
Michigan $49,090
Wisconsin $48,020
Vermont $46,940
Arkansas $46,750
New Mexico $45,850
Alabama $45,350
Maine $45,330
Kentucky $44,710
Ohio $44,660
Louisiana $44,060
Delaware $43,360
Kansas $42,860
Colorado $42,500
Minnesota $41,570
Oklahoma $41,080
Florida $41,050
Arizona $40,700
Oregon $39,750
South Carolina $39,170
Montana $36,570
Tennessee $35,100
Indiana $35,040
Utah $29,210
Puerto Rico $26,180

How do archivist salaries compare to similar careers?

Archivists earn about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than historians but more than humanitarians.

Career Median Salary
Historian salary $48K
Anthropologist salary $48K
Archaeologist salary $48K
Embalmer salary $38K
Curator salary $41K
Archivist salary $41K
Museum conservator salary $40K
Humanitarian salary $32K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)