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 $80,520, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for museum technicians and conservators. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $74,170). 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 museum technicians and conservators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $80,520 |
$47,460 | 450 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $74,170 |
$44,950 | 190 |
| 3 | New York | $64,740 |
$38,170 | 1,320 |
| 4 | Maryland | $64,020 |
$31,470 | 470 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $62,620 |
$38,640 | 530 |
| 6 | California | $57,630 |
$36,410 | 990 |
| 7 | Washington | $50,500 |
$32,320 | 170 |
| 8 | Vermont | $50,430 |
$30,010 | 40 |
| 9 | Georgia | $49,550 |
$31,010 | 100 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $49,190 |
$36,360 | 40 |
| 11 | Colorado | $48,580 |
$34,150 | 230 |
| 12 | Illinois | $48,230 |
$31,820 | 900 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $48,200 |
$30,480 | 520 |
| 14 | West Virginia | $47,440 |
$44,350 | 110 |
| 15 | Arizona | $47,260 |
$34,760 | 120 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $46,830 |
$37,590 | 30 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $45,920 |
$36,840 | 150 |
| 18 | Oregon | $45,650 |
$28,130 | 60 |
| 19 | Maine | $45,210 |
$27,040 | 100 |
| 20 | Missouri | $45,090 |
$34,850 | 810 |
| 21 | Indiana | $44,760 |
$33,550 | 160 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $44,740 |
$29,980 | 50 |
| 23 | Florida | $44,720 |
$29,900 | 240 |
| 24 | Alaska | $44,630 |
$28,110 | 90 |
| 25 | Ohio | $44,130 |
$27,390 | 370 |
| 26 | New Jersey | $42,870 |
$36,370 | 80 |
| 27 | New Mexico | $42,870 |
$30,720 | 130 |
| 28 | Texas | $41,660 |
$21,560 | 760 |
| 29 | Iowa | $41,400 |
$31,030 | 140 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $39,350 |
$28,750 | 160 |
| 31 | Utah | $39,120 |
$23,100 | 60 |
| 32 | Arkansas | $39,120 |
$32,420 | 70 |
| 33 | Kansas | $38,690 |
$18,810 | 150 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $38,470 |
$30,630 | 100 |
| 35 | Minnesota | $38,450 |
$28,960 | 150 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $38,170 |
$26,480 | 210 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $37,290 |
$27,810 | 40 |
| 38 | Alabama | $36,970 |
$23,290 | 80 |
| 39 | Michigan | $36,910 |
$24,870 | 390 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $36,740 |
$27,280 | 150 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $35,900 |
$18,450 | 50 |
| 42 | Virginia | $35,840 |
$22,880 | 570 |
| 43 | Montana | $34,380 |
$21,510 | 50 |
| 44 | Delaware | $34,370 |
$29,380 | 70 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $33,160 |
$23,550 | 260 |
| 46 | Idaho | $32,590 |
$22,030 | 30 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $30,890 |
$27,020 | 80 |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $28,980 |
$22,030 | 30 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $28,300 |
$26,730 | 100 |
| 50 | Nevada | $26,000 |
$24,960 | 110 |