The average wage for an archivist in Missouri is around $23.87 per hour.
Avg Wage
Archivists earn an average hourly wage of $23.87.
Salaries typically start from $11.30 per hour and go up to $39.18 per hour.
20% below national average Updated in 2018
Archivist earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level archivist earnings begin at:
$39.18 per hour
$81,490 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level archivist earnings begin at:
$29.63 per hour
$61,630 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level archivist earnings begin at:
$23.87 per hour
$49,640 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level archivist earnings begin at:
$18.40 per hour
$38,270 per year
10th percentile
Starting level archivist earnings begin at:
$11.30 per hour
$23,510 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 Missouri. On average, they make less than urban planners but more than humanitarians.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Urban planner salary | $70K |
| Curator salary | $59K |
| Anthropologist salary | $62K |
| Archaeologist salary | $62K |
| Embalmer salary | $51K |
| Archivist salary | $50K |
| Historian salary | $45K |
| Museum conservator salary | $39K |
| Humanitarian salary | $28K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)