The annual salary statistics of museum technicians and conservators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of museum technicians and conservators 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 | $35,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for museum technicians and conservators 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 $82,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of museum technicians and conservators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,600 | 1.30% | 13.97% |
| 2021 | $47,970 | -1.17% | - |
| 2020 | $48,530 | 5.81% | - |
| 2019 | $45,710 | -5.49% | - |
| 2018 | $48,220 | 7.86% | - |
| 2017 | $44,430 | 1.10% | - |
| 2016 | $43,940 | 9.90% | - |
| 2015 | $39,590 | -6.90% | - |
| 2014 | $42,320 | 1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $41,750 | -0.14% | - |
| 2012 | $41,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,600, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for museum technicians and conservators in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Harrisburg-Carlisle (median annual salary of $52,980). Compared with Harrisburg-Carlisle, the median annual salary of museum technicians and conservators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Newark-Union |