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Archivists Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Archivists salaries across 38 states

$61,502
National Average (Median)
$93,040
Highest: District of Columbia
$47,010
Lowest: Arizona

Archivists Salary by State

Compare Archivists salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$47,010
$93,040

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $57,860 AZ $47,010 AR $58,560 CA $70,530 CO $59,210 CT $79,790 DE $53,890 DC $93,040 FL $52,100 GA $59,010 ID $58,370 IL $59,340 IN $54,220 IA $59,010 KS $49,200 KY $48,810 LA $59,070 ME $56,260 MD $76,440 MA $78,180 MI $63,890 MN $65,740 MO $60,020 NH $61,410 NJ $67,900 NY $73,860 NC $55,370 OH $58,790 OK $51,940 OR $61,880 PA $60,690 RI $76,990 SC $52,810 TN $53,210 TX $50,160 UT $56,660 WA $76,490 WI $59,400

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$93,040
#2
Connecticut
$79,790
#3
Massachusetts
$78,180
#4
Rhode Island
$76,990
#5
Washington
$76,490

Archivists Salary in All 38 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $93,040 $93,530 200
2 Connecticut $79,790 $81,360 160
3 Massachusetts $78,180 $81,700 270
4 Rhode Island $76,990 $80,690 40
5 Washington $76,490 $78,620 640
6 Maryland $76,440 $86,880 660
7 New York $73,860 $78,040 960
8 California $70,530 $77,160 1,160
9 New Jersey $67,900 $74,040 70
10 Minnesota $65,740 $60,130 90
11 Michigan $63,890 $69,090 160
12 Oregon $61,880 $63,410 70
13 New Hampshire $61,410 $66,130 50
14 Pennsylvania $60,690 $62,210 360
15 Missouri $60,020 $64,790 150
16 Wisconsin $59,400 $59,180 220
17 Illinois $59,340 $67,020 200
18 Colorado $59,210 $64,830 70
19 Louisiana $59,070 $60,940 50
20 Georgia $59,010 $64,360 150
21 Iowa $59,010 $56,790 40
22 Ohio $58,790 $59,200 150
23 Arkansas $58,560 $67,940 40
24 Idaho $58,370 $60,790 30
25 Alabama $57,860 $62,090 100
26 Utah $56,660 $57,610 80
27 Maine $56,260 $59,940 60
28 North Carolina $55,370 $58,890 130
29 Indiana $54,220 $57,370 70
30 Delaware $53,890 $55,250 50
31 Tennessee $53,210 $56,700 110
32 South Carolina $52,810 $55,220 60
33 Florida $52,100 $58,800 100
34 Oklahoma $51,940 $53,540 80
35 Texas $50,160 $55,360 490
36 Kansas $49,200 $55,780 30
37 Kentucky $48,810 $51,130 40
38 Arizona $47,010 $48,650 N/A

Archivists Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Archivists keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Take-Home in District of Columbia → Take-Home in Connecticut → Take-Home in Massachusetts →

Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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