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Highest-paying States for Archivists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $82,430, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for archivists. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $75,240). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Archivists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$82,430	$49,240	180
2	Rhode Island	$75,240	$38,800	40
3	Washington	$69,260	$49,690	410
4	South Carolina	$65,520	$37,700	330
5	Massachusetts	$65,400	$42,780	270
6	Connecticut	$64,750	$31,980	40
7	California	$64,670	$38,760	1,110
8	Virginia	$63,790	$33,670	110
9	New York	$63,300	$40,230	940
10	Alaska	$62,050	$49,530	40
11	Illinois	$60,840	$39,940	130
12	Arizona	$60,740	$38,850	40
13	Georgia	$59,520	$38,840	80
14	New Jersey	$58,690	$38,320	100
15	Maryland	$58,240	$42,180	550
16	New Mexico	$58,170	$43,400	80
17	Nevada	$58,160	$25,950	30
18	Missouri	$55,480	$29,660	100
19	Texas	$54,140	$40,660	290
20	Wisconsin	$51,800	$41,380	120
21	North Carolina	$51,290	$42,430	100
22	Michigan	$51,000	$35,530	120
23	New Hampshire	$50,660	$36,750	40
24	Maine	$50,360	$39,070	40
25	Pennsylvania	$50,110	$30,700	350
26	Alabama	$49,990	$30,070	90
27	Delaware	$49,850	$34,910	40
28	Indiana	$49,550	$37,210	110
29	Minnesota	$49,320	$36,770	120
30	Arkansas	$48,810	$38,020	40
31	Tennessee	$48,050	$25,730	130
32	Oklahoma	$46,950	$30,160	140
33	Vermont	$46,940	$22,870	30
34	Colorado	$46,780	$26,120	100
35	Florida	$46,350	$29,370	100
36	Ohio	$46,050	$31,450	110
37	Hawaii	$43,230	$25,980	30
38	Utah	$42,930	$34,650	90
39	Oregon	$38,740	$26,520	60
40	Iowa	$38,650	$16,260	40
41	Kentucky	$36,810	$26,980	60
42	Montana	$31,510	$19,200	50
43	Louisiana	$30,700	$29,290	120
44	Mississippi	$30,660	$17,220	50
45	Puerto Rico	$28,860	$17,480	40
46	Kansas	$25,210	$19,530	60

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