Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Archivists
— National
U.S.:	$40,850
— by State
AL:	$41,340
AZ:	$46,980
CA:	$49,780
CO:	$41,710
CT:	$43,000
DE:	$37,510
DC:	$64,740
FL:	$36,400
GA:	$40,050
HI:	$41,890
IL:	$45,650
IN:	$31,760
KS:	n.a.
LA:	$38,940
ME:	$39,730
MD:	$44,660
MA:	$49,210
MI:	$42,320
MN:	$34,990
MO:	$37,150
NV:	$41,520
NH:	$36,460
NJ:	$31,860
NY:	$37,750
NC:	$36,340
OH:	$34,550
OK:	$43,200
OR:	$45,070
PA:	$39,740
SC:	$32,300
TN:	$33,070
TX:	$39,060
UT:	$37,170
VA:	$52,060
WA:	$40,790
WI:	$45,910
WY:	$34,550
— by NAICS Industry Sector
51	$40,200
52	$47,920
54	$44,670
55	$50,130
56	$41,530
61	$40,310
62	$41,650
71	$39,780
81	$33,930
92	$43,320
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for archivists.

Curators
— National
U.S.:	$49,180
— by State
AL:	$38,520
AK:	$49,150
AZ:	$39,660
AR:	$37,870
CA:	$58,790
CO:	$49,210
CT:	$55,370
DE:	$51,770
DC:	$80,090
FL:	$51,450
GA:	$42,800
IL:	$47,950
IN:	$42,260
IA:	$48,350
KS:	$30,390
LA:	$33,450
ME:	$43,180
MD:	$54,370
MA:	$53,250
MI:	$56,990
MN:	$49,450
MS:	$37,860
MO:	$46,080
MT:	$35,560
NE:	$39,990
NV:	$44,660
NH:	$46,290
NJ:	$42,390
NM:	$41,870
NY:	$57,830
NC:	$40,310
OH:	$44,050
OK:	$35,700
OR:	$39,620
PA:	$46,490
RI:	$50,790
SC:	$39,930
SD:	$38,980
TN:	$40,270
TX:	$45,050
UT:	$42,920
VT:	$49,580
VA:	$47,900
WA:	$50,100
WV:	$69,380
WI:	$44,230
WY:	$37,020
— by NAICS Industry Sector
48-49	$42,750
51	$51,450
52	$60,660
54	$60,520
61	$50,880
71	$47,360
81	$45,700
92	$52,590
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for curators.

Museum technicians and conservators
— National
U.S.:	$37,320
— by State
AL:	$33,120
AK:	$40,480
AZ:	$33,770
AR:	$33,610
CA:	$40,980
CO:	$36,850
CT:	$36,950
DE:	$41,020
DC:	$56,670
FL:	$31,540
GA:	$37,340
ID:	$24,210
IL:	$33,930
IN:	$30,050
IA:	$35,390
KS:	$30,460
LA:	$23,890
ME:	$30,230
MD:	$51,610
MA:	$40,010
MI:	$29,450
MN:	$33,590
MO:	$31,000
MT:	$30,300
NE:	$32,850
NH:	$35,300
NJ:	$34,380
NM:	$30,570
NY:	$44,010
NC:	$34,130
OH:	$28,900
OK:	$30,240
OR:	$31,730
PA:	$34,410
RI:	$32,960
SC:	$26,420
SD:	n.a.
TN:	$30,930
TX:	$32,320
UT:	$29,510
VT:	$28,860
VA:	$36,700
WA:	$31,790
WV:	$27,150
WI:	$36,880
WY:	$24,390
PR:	$27,050
— by NAICS Industry Sector
51	$34,730
54	$36,160
61	$36,060
71	$33,570
81	$29,330
92	$41,070
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for museum technicians and conservators.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section