Compare One Occupation Across States
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Full archivists overview →U.S. mean $70,640 · median $64,550
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $93,530 | $93,040 | $45 | +32.4% | $62,400–$128,610 |
| Maryland | #2 | $86,880 | $76,440 | $42 | +23% | $52,080–$131,810 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | $81,700 | $78,180 | $39 | +15.7% | $52,240–$117,080 |
| Connecticut | #4 | $81,360 | $79,790 | $39 | +15.2% | $34,500–$119,190 |
| Rhode Island | #5 | $80,690 | $76,990 | $39 | +14.2% | $43,140–$116,650 |
| Washington | #6 | $78,620 | $76,490 | $38 | +11.3% | $52,910–$104,020 |
| New York | #7 | $78,040 | $73,860 | $38 | +10.5% | $48,080–$115,580 |
| California | #8 | $77,160 | $70,530 | $37 | +9.2% | $43,540–$122,190 |
| New Jersey | #9 | $74,040 | $67,900 | $36 | +4.8% | $48,930–$114,390 |
| Michigan | #10 | $69,090 | $63,890 | $33 | -2.2% | $39,070–$110,780 |
| Arkansas | #11 | $67,940 | $58,560 | $33 | -3.8% | $26,660–$112,260 |
| Illinois | #12 | $67,020 | $59,340 | $32 | -5.1% | $47,500–$96,360 |
| New Hampshire | #13 | $66,130 | $61,410 | $32 | -6.4% | $38,400–$93,330 |
| Colorado | #14 | $64,830 | $59,210 | $31 | -8.2% | $37,160–$106,870 |
| Missouri | #15 | $64,790 | $60,020 | $31 | -8.3% | $40,950–$108,080 |
| Georgia | #16 | $64,360 | $59,010 | $31 | -8.9% | $41,480–$96,820 |
| Oregon | #17 | $63,410 | $61,880 | $30 | -10.2% | $42,070–$79,100 |
| Pennsylvania | #18 | $62,210 | $60,690 | $30 | -11.9% | $39,950–$89,610 |
| Alabama | #19 | $62,090 | $57,860 | $30 | -12.1% | $38,670–$93,640 |
| Louisiana | #20 | $60,940 | $59,070 | $29 | -13.7% | $37,990–$85,790 |
| Idaho | #21 | $60,790 | $58,370 | $29 | -13.9% | $38,390–$78,090 |
| Minnesota | #22 | $60,130 | $65,740 | $29 | -14.9% | $42,380–$72,140 |
| Maine | #23 | $59,940 | $56,260 | $29 | -15.1% | $45,090–$82,110 |
| Ohio | #24 | $59,200 | $58,790 | $28 | -16.2% | $39,610–$81,010 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | $59,180 | $59,400 | $28 | -16.2% | $37,440–$84,300 |
| North Carolina | #26 | $58,890 | $55,370 | $28 | -16.6% | $33,280–$79,990 |
| Florida | #27 | $58,800 | $52,100 | $28 | -16.8% | $35,370–$82,640 |
| Utah | #28 | $57,610 | $56,660 | $28 | -18.4% | $48,400–$73,370 |
| Indiana | #29 | $57,370 | $54,220 | $28 | -18.8% | $43,320–$75,490 |
| Iowa | #30 | $56,790 | $59,010 | $27 | -19.6% | $27,630–$79,290 |
| Tennessee | #31 | $56,700 | $53,210 | $27 | -19.7% | $38,790–$78,740 |
| Kansas | #32 | $55,780 | $49,200 | $27 | -21% | $31,200–$90,060 |
| Texas | #33 | $55,360 | $50,160 | $27 | -21.6% | $35,090–$80,370 |
| Delaware | #34 | $55,250 | $53,890 | $27 | -21.8% | $40,540–$72,480 |
| South Carolina | #35 | $55,220 | $52,810 | $27 | -21.8% | $36,990–$79,420 |
| Oklahoma | #36 | $53,540 | $51,940 | $26 | -24.2% | $32,170–$77,250 |
| Kentucky | #37 | $51,130 | $48,810 | $25 | -27.6% | $38,820–$67,610 |
| Arizona | #38 | $48,650 | $47,010 | $23 | -31.1% | $31,200–$66,790 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.