State wages ยท Cost of living
Archivists pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $92,100. New Mexico leads after cost of living, at $90,850. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($61,570).
National median
$61,570
Highest state median
$92,100
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$90,850
New Mexico
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $40,300Higher: $90,850Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Mexico | $83,770 | +36.1% | 92.212 | $90,850 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $92,100 | +49.6% | 109.901 | $83,800 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | $74,140 | +20.4% | 102.28 | $72,490 | 3 |
| Maryland | $75,330 | +22.3% | 104.959 | $71,770 | 4 |
| Virginia | $72,220 | +17.3% | 101.104 | $71,430 | 5 |
| Illinois | $69,590 | +13.0% | 99.958 | $69,620 | 6 |
| New York | $74,880 | +21.6% | 107.921 | $69,380 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $71,790 | +16.6% | 105.757 | $67,880 | 8 |
| Nevada | $66,940 | +8.7% | 99.979 | $66,950 | 9 |
| Washington | $70,400 | +14.3% | 107.013 | $65,790 | 10 |
| Alabama | $58,390 | -5.2% | 88.823 | $65,740 | 11 |
| Wisconsin | $60,570 | -1.6% | 94.095 | $64,370 | 12 |
| Minnesota | $63,230 | +2.7% | 98.621 | $64,110 | 13 |
| Arkansas | $55,030 | -10.6% | 86.937 | $63,300 | 14 |
| Oregon | $63,770 | +3.6% | 103.361 | $61,700 | 15 |
| New Jersey | $67,080 | +8.9% | 108.805 | $61,650 | 16 |
| Indiana | $57,100 | -7.3% | 93.329 | $61,180 | 17 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,000 | -7.4% | 97.572 | $58,420 | 18 |
| Georgia | $56,170 | -8.8% | 96.293 | $58,330 | 19 |
| Colorado | $59,950 | -2.6% | 103.052 | $58,170 | 20 |
| New Hampshire | $60,350 | -2.0% | 104.165 | $57,940 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | $49,840 | -19.1% | 87.843 | $56,740 | 22 |
| California | $62,160 | +1.0% | 110.72 | $56,140 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $52,880 | -14.1% | 94.326 | $56,060 | 24 |
| Maine | $54,150 | -12.1% | 97.05 | $55,800 | 25 |
| Michigan | $53,590 | -13.0% | 96.217 | $55,700 | 26 |
| Texas | $53,970 | -12.3% | 97.057 | $55,610 | 27 |
| Missouri | $50,480 | -18.0% | 90.817 | $55,580 | 28 |
| Ohio | $51,100 | -17.0% | 92.774 | $55,080 | 29 |
| Kansas | $47,470 | -22.9% | 90.068 | $52,700 | 30 |
| Tennessee | $47,950 | -22.1% | 91.87 | $52,190 | 31 |
| Utah | $51,250 | -16.8% | 98.864 | $51,840 | 32 |
| Delaware | $51,710 | -16.0% | 99.808 | $51,810 | 33 |
| South Carolina | $47,420 | -23.0% | 93.749 | $50,580 | 34 |
| Arizona | $48,920 | -20.5% | 100.677 | $48,590 | 35 |
| Kentucky | $42,670 | -30.7% | 90.159 | $47,330 | 36 |
| Connecticut | $46,730 | -24.1% | 103.61 | $45,100 | 37 |
| Florida | $45,830 | -25.6% | 103.414 | $44,320 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $35,550 | -42.3% | 88.207 | $40,300 | 39 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Iowa | Not available | Not available | 87.762 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.