The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $122,750, Connecticut is the highest paying state for historians. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $116,770). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $122,750 |
$104,000 | 60 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $116,770 |
$46,380 | 230 |
| 3 | California | $101,020 |
$53,870 | 230 |
| 4 | Maryland | $97,430 |
$61,940 | 60 |
| 5 | Illinois | $91,600 |
$47,290 | 40 |
| 6 | Alaska | $88,290 |
$66,990 | 30 |
| 7 | Colorado | $84,900 |
$61,050 | 70 |
| 8 | North Carolina | $81,060 |
$63,400 | 120 |
| 9 | Washington | $79,820 |
$59,560 | 40 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $77,750 |
$49,520 | 100 |
| 11 | Georgia | $72,200 |
$48,350 | 50 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $71,830 |
$21,910 | 40 |
| 13 | Oregon | $70,880 |
$45,340 | 30 |
| 14 | New Mexico | $70,430 |
$39,230 | 30 |
| 15 | Virginia | $69,870 |
$49,420 | 240 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $67,120 |
$55,730 | 100 |
| 17 | Texas | $66,210 |
$47,160 | 80 |
| 18 | Florida | $65,290 |
$36,000 | 100 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $62,560 |
$40,000 | 50 |
| 20 | Tennessee | $61,270 |
$42,730 | 30 |
| 21 | Indiana | $61,030 |
$24,470 | 50 |
| 22 | Utah | $60,440 |
$40,960 | 90 |
| 23 | South Carolina | $60,230 |
$23,710 | 40 |
| 24 | Michigan | $59,630 |
$24,980 | 60 |
| 25 | Idaho | $58,880 |
$44,430 | 50 |
| 26 | Missouri | $58,070 |
$45,370 | 50 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $57,740 |
$45,360 | 40 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $57,070 |
$35,840 | 30 |
| 29 | Alabama | $56,720 |
$37,790 | 50 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $55,330 |
$37,440 | 50 |
| 31 | Arizona | $54,560 |
$38,830 | 40 |
| 32 | Kansas | $50,280 |
$22,690 | 40 |
| 33 | Ohio | $49,810 |
$44,800 | 70 |
| 34 | Minnesota | $49,450 |
$40,710 | 0 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $48,440 |
$38,100 | 30 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $47,750 |
$31,360 | 100 |
| 37 | West Virginia | $43,460 |
$29,670 | 30 |
| 38 | New York | $39,250 |
$29,990 | 480 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $37,750 |
$30,370 | 120 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | $36,710 |
$32,240 | 0 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of historians in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for historians, Top paying jobs in America.