The annual salary statistics of archivists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of archivists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $34,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for archivists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of archivists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,720 | 5.80% | 8.49% |
| 2021 | $48,720 | -22.02% | - |
| 2020 | $59,450 | -0.54% | - |
| 2019 | $59,770 | 9.90% | - |
| 2018 | $53,850 | 5.46% | - |
| 2017 | $50,910 | 8.03% | - |
| 2016 | $46,820 | 2.58% | - |
| 2015 | $45,610 | -0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $45,660 | -1.64% | - |
| 2013 | $46,410 | -1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $47,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,720 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for archivists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of archivists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 35.6 percent (35.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 64.3 percent (64.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Lancaster | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton |