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Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Museum Technicians and Conservatorss in the United States earn a median salary of $47,460/year ($22.82/hr). Salaries range from $30,720 to $82,790 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$31K
10th percentile
$37K
25th percentile
$47K
Median
$63K
75th percentile
$83K
90th percentile

Museum Technicians and Conservators salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
District of Columbia$74K$35.72/hr520
Maryland$73K$35.07/hr420
Connecticut$66K$31.76/hr210
New York$65K$31.1/hr1,060
Alaska$63K$30.52/hr60
Massachusetts$59K$28.43/hr290
California$59K$28.35/hr1,790
Washington$58K$28.11/hr270
Rhode Island$54K$26.07/hr50
New Mexico$51K$24.6/hr130

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$74K980
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$72K470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$70K850
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$66K40
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$65K70
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$63K30
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$61K640
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$60K210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60K60
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60K180
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