Highest-paying Cities for Historians

The top 52 highest paying cities for historians (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 historians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $126,940, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for historians. It is followed by Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut (average annual salary $122,750). 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 historians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 52 Highest-paying cities/areas for Historians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$126,940	$80,990	60
2	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$122,750	$96,280	30
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$110,360	$49,310	390
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$104,270	$62,980	320
5	Honolulu, Hawaii	$89,970	$57,800	30
6	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$86,180	$51,480	70
7	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$85,070	$53,870	40
8	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$82,260	$62,930	50
9	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$80,460	$44,590	40
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$78,900	$27,780	50
11	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$78,840	$62,400	50
12	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$76,760	$48,890	40
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$75,250	$52,070	30
14	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$75,160	$57,720	40
15	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$74,130	$47,660	n/a
16	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$71,830	$35,690	40
17	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$71,680	$56,200	30
18	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$69,870	$46,730	30
19	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$69,340	$55,700	30
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$69,290	$41,170	n/a
21	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$68,340	$42,950	30
22	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$64,810	$27,360	60
23	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$63,440	$55,550	n/a
24	Provo-Orem, Utah	$63,430	$53,310	n/a
25	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,780	$39,560	40
26	Salt Lake City, Utah	$60,440	$44,920	130
27	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$60,130	$48,200	40
28	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$57,630	$37,440	210
29	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$55,740	$28,620	30
30	Kansas City, Missouri	$54,120	$41,550	n/a
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$54,100	$33,820	30
32	Richmond, Virginia	$53,730	$33,280	50
33	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$53,620	$43,150	40
34	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$52,000	$28,620	30
35	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$49,490	$41,220	n/a
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,480	$25,740	40
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$48,260	$41,020	30
38	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$47,750	$31,100	30
39	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$46,960	$41,450	n/a
40	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$45,610	$33,160	40
41	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$43,940	$38,020	30
42	Columbus, Ohio	$42,200	$21,930	40
43	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$40,080	$30,800	40
44	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$40,020	$33,650	30
45	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$39,090	$27,490	40
46	Rochester, New York	$39,050	$30,050	60
47	Jackson, Mississippi	$37,380	$30,370	100
48	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$36,870	$32,360	n/a
49	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$36,710	$32,240	n/a
50	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$31,210	$30,250	50
51	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$29,290	$26,010	30
52	Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$28,410	$25,510	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for historians.