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Archivists Salary by State and Metro Area

Archivists in the United States earn a median salary of $64,550/year ($31.03/hr). Salaries range from $39,970 to $110,550 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 38 states and 30 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$40K
10th percentile
$51K
25th percentile
$65K
Median
$83K
75th percentile
$111K
90th percentile

Where Archivists have the most money left over after rent

Median pay minus estimated federal + state + FICA taxes, minus 12 months of rent at HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over each year. Hover any state for the breakdown.

Archivists disposable income by state, after taxes and rentUS map showing how much money is left over each year for a median-paid archivists after estimated federal + state + FICA taxes and a 2-bedroom apartment at HUD Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over. Click any state for its full profile.AlabamaMedian pay$58KTake-home (after tax)$46KRent (2BR)$1,085/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#18th nationally →AlaskaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ArizonaMedian pay$47KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,437/moLeft over after rent$21K/yr#38th nationally →ColoradoMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,832/moLeft over after rent$25K/yr#36th nationally →FloridaMedian pay$52KTake-home (after tax)$44KRent (2BR)$1,658/moLeft over after rent$24K/yr#37th nationally →GeorgiaMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,434/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#23rd nationally →IndianaMedian pay$54KTake-home (after tax)$44KRent (2BR)$1,144/moLeft over after rent$30K/yr#21st nationally →KansasMedian pay$49KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,066/moLeft over after rent$27K/yr#31st nationally →MaineMedian pay$56KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,281/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#24th nationally →MassachusettsMedian pay$78KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$2,347/moLeft over after rent$31K/yr#19th nationally →MinnesotaMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$52KRent (2BR)$1,384/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#7th nationally →New JerseyMedian pay$68KTake-home (after tax)$54KRent (2BR)$2,067/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#25th nationally →North CarolinaMedian pay$55KTake-home (after tax)$44KRent (2BR)$1,284/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#26th nationally →North DakotaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →OklahomaMedian pay$52KTake-home (after tax)$42KRent (2BR)$1,081/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#27th nationally →PennsylvaniaMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,351/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#16th nationally →South DakotaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →TexasMedian pay$50KTake-home (after tax)$42KRent (2BR)$1,415/moLeft over after rent$25K/yr#35th nationally →WyomingStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ConnecticutMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,679/moLeft over after rent$40K/yr#4th nationally →MissouriMedian pay$60KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$1,097/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#8th nationally →West VirginiaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →IllinoisMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,407/moLeft over after rent$30K/yr#20th nationally →New MexicoStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ArkansasMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,021/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#9th nationally →CaliforniaMedian pay$71KTake-home (after tax)$55KRent (2BR)$2,471/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#34th nationally →DelawareMedian pay$54KTake-home (after tax)$43KRent (2BR)$1,448/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#32nd nationally →District of ColumbiaMedian pay$93KTake-home (after tax)$69KRent (2BR)$2,146/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#1st nationally →HawaiiStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →IowaMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,064/moLeft over after rent$34K/yr#10th nationally →KentuckyMedian pay$49KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,110/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#33rd nationally →MarylandMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,795/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#5th nationally →MichiganMedian pay$64KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,272/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#6th nationally →MississippiStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →MontanaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →New HampshireMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,528/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#15th nationally →New YorkMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,917/moLeft over after rent$34K/yr#11th nationally →OhioMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$1,188/moLeft over after rent$34K/yr#12th nationally →OregonMedian pay$62KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,555/moLeft over after rent$28K/yr#29th nationally →TennesseeMedian pay$53KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,215/moLeft over after rent$30K/yr#22nd nationally →UtahMedian pay$57KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,350/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#28th nationally →VirginiaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →WashingtonMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,830/moLeft over after rent$40K/yr#3rd nationally →WisconsinMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$1,202/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#17th nationally →NebraskaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →South CarolinaMedian pay$53KTake-home (after tax)$43KRent (2BR)$1,263/moLeft over after rent$28K/yr#30th nationally →IdahoMedian pay$58KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,136/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#13th nationally →NevadaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →VermontStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →LouisianaMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$1,191/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#14th nationally →Rhode IslandMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,544/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#2nd nationally →Annual $ left after rent ($K)$21K$31K (median)$43KSource: BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, federal + state tax brackets · AffordMap.com
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StateMedian (nominal)Rent/mo (2BR)Left after rent
District of Columbia$93K$2,146$43K
Rhode Island$77K$1,544$42K
Washington$76K$1,830$40K
Connecticut$80K$1,679$40K
Maryland$76K$1,795$37K
Michigan$64K$1,272$35K
Minnesota$66K$1,384$35K
Missouri$60K$1,097$35K
Arkansas$59K$1,021$35K
Iowa$59K$1,064$34K
New York$74K$1,917$34K
Ohio$59K$1,188$34K
Idaho$58K$1,136$33K
Louisiana$59K$1,191$33K
New Hampshire$61K$1,528$33K
Pennsylvania$61K$1,351$33K
Wisconsin$59K$1,202$33K
Alabama$58K$1,085$33K
Massachusetts$78K$2,347$31K
Illinois$59K$1,407$30K
Indiana$54K$1,144$30K
Tennessee$53K$1,215$30K
Georgia$59K$1,434$29K
Maine$56K$1,281$29K
New Jersey$68K$2,067$29K
North Carolina$55K$1,284$29K
Oklahoma$52K$1,081$29K
Utah$57K$1,350$29K
Oregon$62K$1,555$28K
South Carolina$53K$1,263$28K
Kansas$49K$1,066$27K
Delaware$54K$1,448$26K
Kentucky$49K$1,110$26K
California$71K$2,471$26K
Texas$50K$1,415$25K
Colorado$59K$1,832$25K
Florida$52K$1,658$24K
Arizona$47K$1,437$21K

Archivists salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
District of Columbia$93K$44.73/hr200
Connecticut$80K$38.36/hr160
Massachusetts$78K$37.59/hr270
Rhode Island$77K$37.01/hr40
Washington$76K$36.77/hr640
Maryland$76K$36.75/hr660
New York$74K$35.51/hr960
California$71K$33.91/hr1,160
New Jersey$68K$32.64/hr70
Minnesota$66K$31.61/hr90
Michigan$64K$30.72/hr160
Oregon$62K$29.75/hr70
New Hampshire$61K$29.52/hr50
Pennsylvania$61K$29.18/hr360
Missouri$60K$28.86/hr150
Wisconsin$59K$28.56/hr220
Illinois$59K$28.53/hr200
Colorado$59K$28.47/hr70
Louisiana$59K$28.4/hr50
Georgia$59K$28.37/hr150
Iowa$59K$28.37/hr40
Ohio$59K$28.26/hr150
Arkansas$59K$28.15/hr40
Idaho$58K$28.06/hr30
Alabama$58K$27.82/hr100
Utah$57K$27.24/hr80
Maine$56K$27.05/hr60
North Carolina$55K$26.62/hr130
Indiana$54K$26.07/hr70
Delaware$54K$25.91/hr50
Tennessee$53K$25.58/hr110
South Carolina$53K$25.39/hr60
Florida$52K$25.05/hr100
Oklahoma$52K$24.97/hr80
Texas$50K$24.12/hr490
Kansas$49K$23.65/hr30
Kentucky$49K$23.47/hr40
Arizona$47K$22.6/hr,
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Showing 1–10 of 38 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$119K80
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98K110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$85K670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79K310
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78K60
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78K230
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$78K100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$77K760
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$77K40
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$76K230
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$75K50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$74K180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$71K490
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$70K40
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$67K80
Rochester, NY$66K40
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$66K60
Richmond, VA$65K60
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$64K50
St. Louis, MO-IL$64K80
Montgomery, AL$63K60
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$63K100
Madison, WI$63K120
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$62K70
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$62K50
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$62K60
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61K80
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$61K160
Pittsburgh, PA$61K90
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$60K40
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