The annual salary statistics of museum technicians and conservators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of museum technicians and conservators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $33,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for museum technicians and conservators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of museum technicians and conservators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42,080 | 4.63% | 20.08% |
| 2019 | $40,130 | 6.33% | - |
| 2018 | $37,590 | -4.63% | - |
| 2017 | $39,330 | 1.75% | - |
| 2016 | $38,640 | -1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $39,030 | 2.18% | - |
| 2014 | $38,180 | 5.55% | - |
| 2013 | $36,060 | 6.74% | - |
| 2012 | $33,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,080 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for museum technicians and conservators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of museum technicians and conservators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Tacoma |