Archivists salary by location
National median: $64,550 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $119,190 | +84.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $97,550 | +51.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $93,040 | +44.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $84,590 | +31.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $79,790 | +23.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $78,530 | +21.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $78,490 | +21.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $78,220 | +21.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $78,180 | +21.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $77,990 | +20.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $77,450 | +20.0% | 760 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $76,990 | +19.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $76,990 | +19.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $76,490 | +18.5% | 640 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $76,440 | +18.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $76,440 | +18.4% | 660 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $74,540 | +15.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $74,320 | +15.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $73,860 | +14.4% | 960 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $70,630 | +9.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $70,530 | +9.3% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $70,450 | +9.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $67,900 | +5.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $66,830 | +3.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $66,050 | +2.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $65,740 | +1.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $65,700 | +1.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $65,240 | +1.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $64,430 | −0.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $63,890 | −1.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $63,630 | −1.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Montgomery, AL | metropolitan | $63,130 | −2.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $63,110 | −2.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $63,040 | −2.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $62,050 | −3.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $62,030 | −3.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $61,880 | −4.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $61,880 | −4.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $61,410 | −4.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $60,900 | −5.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $60,690 | −6.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $60,690 | −6.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $60,520 | −6.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $60,020 | −7.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $59,950 | −7.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $59,730 | −7.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $59,620 | −7.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $59,440 | −7.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $59,400 | −8.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $59,340 | −8.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $59,210 | −8.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $59,070 | −8.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $59,010 | −8.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $59,010 | −8.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $58,790 | −8.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $58,560 | −9.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $58,370 | −9.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $58,000 | −10.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $57,930 | −10.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $57,860 | −10.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $56,660 | −12.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $56,260 | −12.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $55,370 | −14.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $54,590 | −15.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $54,220 | −16.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $53,890 | −16.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $53,210 | −17.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $52,940 | −18.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $52,810 | −18.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $52,100 | −19.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $52,090 | −19.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $52,000 | −19.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $51,940 | −19.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $50,160 | −22.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $49,200 | −23.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $48,810 | −24.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $48,670 | −24.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $48,370 | −25.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $47,010 | −27.2% | — | 2025 |
| PR | state | $40,900 | −36.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $38,260 | −40.7% | 50 | 2025 |