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Archivists Salary in the Industry of Federal government, including USPS

The salary statistics and trend of archivists in the industry of federal government, including usps are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare archivists salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,970
25th Percentile Wage
$70,550
50th Percentile Wage
$86,980
75th Percentile Wage
$98,030
90th Percentile Wage
$107,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for archivists in the industry of federal government, including usps. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) archivists is $107,450. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $86,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent archivists is $54,970.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of archivists in the industry of Federal government, including USPS from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$86,980
2.02% 8.71%
2016
$85,220
1.42% -
2015
$84,010
2.61% -
2014
$81,820
2.00% -
2013
$80,180
0.97% -
2012
$79,400
- -

Table 3. Compare Archivists Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of archivists in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of archivists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$86,980
Federal government, including USPS
$86,980
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$56,070
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$54,970
State government, including schools and hospitals
$49,810
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$48,510
Local government, including schools and hospitals
$47,670
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$46,260

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