Highest-paying Cities for Archivists

The top 82 highest paying cities for archivists (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 archivists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $92,240, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for archivists. It is followed by Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (average annual salary $87,160). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of archivists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 82 Highest-paying cities/areas for Archivists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$92,240	$61,000	30
2	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$87,160	$36,370	40
3	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$80,330	$50,720	n/a
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$76,890	$44,950	380
5	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$76,420	$50,800	40
6	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$75,240	$38,800	40
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$74,940	$47,470	550
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$74,670	$51,110	200
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$73,780	$48,490	60
10	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$73,380	$53,850	30
11	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$73,120	$43,500	110
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$71,610	$40,700	210
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$68,220	$43,950	n/a
14	Olympia, Washington	$67,560	$48,980	80
15	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$66,950	$29,120	60
16	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$65,520	$51,070	200
17	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$65,400	$50,710	n/a
18	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$64,520	$49,860	30
19	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$63,570	$46,170	850
20	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$63,370	$37,460	50
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$63,100	$46,310	90
22	Kansas City, Missouri	$62,980	$34,130	30
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$62,260	$38,760	630
24	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$61,360	$39,180	50
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$61,020	$46,350	90
26	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$60,930	$36,770	180
27	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$60,360	$39,990	30
28	St Louis, Missouri	$60,190	$29,660	40
29	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$60,150	$35,160	30
30	Springfield, Massachusetts	$60,060	$36,260	30
31	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$59,990	$52,320	190
32	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,860	$46,970	40
33	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$59,790	$33,900	140
34	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$59,360	$45,820	n/a
35	Richmond, Virginia	$57,910	$45,220	30
36	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$55,750	$33,590	450
37	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$55,500	$33,390	50
38	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$54,400	$33,550	40
39	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$53,930	$44,350	50
40	Montgomery, Alabama	$53,410	$37,380	50
41	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$52,410	$33,980	40
42	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$52,360	$37,060	60
43	Madison, Wisconsin	$52,190	$34,630	70
44	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$52,000	$29,150	70
45	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$51,720	$34,350	170
46	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$51,700	$33,850	40
47	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$51,380	$23,140	100
48	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$51,220	$29,610	30
49	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$50,700	$33,570	60
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$50,180	$37,630	70
51	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$49,980	$37,060	50
52	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$49,980	$36,470	70
53	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$48,810	$39,670	30
54	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$48,730	$42,160	50
55	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$48,730	$31,870	30
56	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$48,630	$26,120	70
57	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$48,470	$29,520	30
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$48,230	$30,300	40
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$47,450	$29,610	260
60	Knoxville, Tennessee	$47,440	$30,200	40
61	Bloomington, Indiana	$47,040	$29,010	n/a
62	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$46,980	$34,370	70
63	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$46,190	$28,740	40
64	Columbus, Ohio	$46,050	$31,450	30
65	Columbia, South Carolina	$45,600	$35,570	40
66	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$44,590	$32,420	110
67	Salt Lake City, Utah	$44,480	$35,900	60
68	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$43,840	$24,250	n/a
69	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$42,380	$21,750	30
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$41,780	$33,550	260
71	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$39,690	$33,560	60
72	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$38,880	$28,440	40
73	New Haven, Connecticut	$36,200	$32,140	n/a
74	Jacksonville, Florida	$33,990	$27,470	n/a
75	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$30,700	$29,290	80
76	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$29,930	$25,860	40
77	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$29,270	$20,140	30
78	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$29,010	$25,750	n/a
79	Provo-Orem, Utah	$23,660	$20,970	70
80	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$22,210	$16,490	30
81	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$20,320	$19,530	40
82	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$18,470	$16,240	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for archivists.