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Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Museum Technicians and Conservators salaries across 45 states

$49,769
National Average (Median)
$76,900
Highest: Maryland
$32,350
Lowest: Louisiana

Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary by State

Compare Museum Technicians and Conservators 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
$32,350
$76,900

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $38,350 AK $60,840 AZ $46,650 AR $41,280 CA $61,550 CO $51,990 CT $62,030 DE $38,080 DC $76,110 FL $53,460 GA $49,270 HI $40,170 ID $43,520 IL $56,720 IN $46,490 IA $51,740 KS $46,320 KY $49,940 LA $32,350 ME $48,460 MD $76,900 MA $58,530 MI $39,000 MN $50,140 MO $49,170 MT $42,390 NE $41,960 NV $56,470 NJ $43,780 NM $56,670 NY $74,550 NC $39,290 OH $47,570 OK $48,090 OR $45,820 PA $47,150 RI $55,470 SC $38,290 TN $44,710 TX $45,880 UT $35,430 VA $52,190 WA $59,610 WI $38,840 WY $56,420

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Maryland
$76,900
#2
District of Columbia
$76,110
#3
New York
$74,550
#4
Connecticut
$62,030
#5
California
$61,550

Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary in All 45 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Maryland $76,900 $85,110 450
2 District of Columbia $76,110 $78,090 520
3 New York $74,550 $73,780 1,050
4 Connecticut $62,030 $66,770 280
5 California $61,550 $64,000 1,610
6 Alaska $60,840 $59,240 60
7 Washington $59,610 $60,540 280
8 Massachusetts $58,530 $61,720 440
9 Illinois $56,720 $59,800 400
10 New Mexico $56,670 $54,960 100
11 Nevada $56,470 $59,510 70
12 Wyoming $56,420 $52,530 60
13 Rhode Island $55,470 $65,070 70
14 Florida $53,460 $56,000 250
15 Virginia $52,190 $58,070 310
16 Colorado $51,990 $55,840 290
17 Iowa $51,740 $55,010 100
18 Minnesota $50,140 $53,720 170
19 Kentucky $49,940 $47,690 80
20 Georgia $49,270 $57,790 150
21 Missouri $49,170 $52,500 850
22 Maine $48,460 $51,150 60
23 Oklahoma $48,090 $50,350 190
24 Ohio $47,570 $52,700 350
25 Pennsylvania $47,150 $52,930 310
26 Arizona $46,650 $49,650 90
27 Indiana $46,490 $49,550 290
28 Kansas $46,320 $47,280 130
29 Texas $45,880 $46,100 670
30 Oregon $45,820 $50,320 170
31 Tennessee $44,710 $47,280 210
32 New Jersey $43,780 $50,770 110
33 Idaho $43,520 $44,990 40
34 Montana $42,390 $44,250 120
35 Nebraska $41,960 $47,530 60
36 Arkansas $41,280 $43,100 110
37 Hawaii $40,170 $44,430 140
38 North Carolina $39,290 $42,720 450
39 Michigan $39,000 $44,660 340
40 Wisconsin $38,840 $40,130 160
41 Alabama $38,350 $41,610 130
42 South Carolina $38,290 $42,010 90
43 Delaware $38,080 $46,520 60
44 Utah $35,430 $41,010 100
45 Louisiana $32,350 $37,430 200

Museum Technicians and Conservators 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 Museum Technicians and Conservators keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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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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