The annual salary statistics of museum technicians and conservators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of museum technicians and conservators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for museum technicians and conservators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of museum technicians and conservators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $48,870 | -6.81% | 15.31% |
| 2016 | $52,200 | -5.94% | - |
| 2015 | $55,300 | 13.31% | - |
| 2014 | $47,940 | 0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $47,570 | 12.99% | - |
| 2012 | $41,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,870, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for museum technicians and conservators in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $63,470). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of museum technicians and conservators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Worcester |