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Highest Paying States for Museum Technicians and Conservators

The highest paying states for museum technicians and conservators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of museum technicians and conservators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $65,910, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for museum technicians and conservators. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $55,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of museum technicians and conservators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Museum Technicians and Conservators

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$65,910	$39,310	420
2	New York	$55,230	$26,130	920
3	Connecticut	$53,460	$29,380	260
4	Maryland	$53,430	$31,530	440
5	New Jersey	$51,240	$32,060	40
6	Massachusetts	$48,080	$26,040	390
7	Iowa	$46,800	$30,020	70
8	California	$42,730	$23,310	1,610
9	Pennsylvania	$42,240	$21,060	470
10	Alaska	$42,180	$27,880	60
11	Washington	$41,250	$22,530	300
12	Alabama	$41,020	$27,760	50
13	Colorado	$40,870	$26,310	220
14	North Carolina	$40,520	$27,320	170
15	New Mexico	$40,470	$30,420	60
16	Virginia	$40,240	$29,130	330
17	Georgia	$40,020	$22,690	160
18	Florida	$38,820	$27,130	280
19	Texas	$38,550	$22,650	510
20	Arizona	$38,300	$27,200	100
21	Illinois	$37,920	$20,160	760
22	Missouri	$36,070	$28,910	880
23	Tennessee	$35,640	$25,790	110
24	Wyoming	$35,470	$21,990	80
25	Ohio	$35,440	$19,190	380
26	Michigan	$35,020	$22,710	160
27	Vermont	$34,780	$20,170	40
28	Maine	$34,610	$26,710	80
29	Kansas	$34,530	$28,650	140
30	Delaware	$34,430	$29,050	80
31	Oregon	$34,270	$19,940	120
32	Hawaii	$34,110	$26,060	50
33	Minnesota	$33,740	$19,300	160
34	Nebraska	$33,500	$19,360	90
35	Nevada	$32,530	$20,480	140
36	Wisconsin	$32,400	$20,350	80
37	West Virginia	$31,740	$17,970	110
38	Idaho	$31,320	$24,490	30
39	South Carolina	$29,860	$16,840	90
40	South Dakota	$29,600	$21,760	50
41	Indiana	$29,500	$21,400	100
42	Oklahoma	$29,480	$21,410	90
43	Louisiana	$28,570	$20,810	90
44	Kentucky	$28,230	$18,180	60
45	Montana	$27,140	$17,880	70
46	Arkansas	$25,490	$18,590	70
47	Puerto Rico	$23,820	$17,500	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of museum technicians and conservators in those states is not available at this time.