25 Series · SOC 25-4013

Museum Technicians and Conservators

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$47,460

per year

Median Hourly

$22.82/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$53,630

average

Employment

13,070

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$30,720$37,460$47,460$62,990$82,790
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$14.77$18.01$22.82$30.29$39.80
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$30,720

25th Percentile

$37,460

Median

$47,460

75th Percentile

$62,990

90th Percentile

$82,790

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $74,300 +57% above national
2 Maryland $72,950 +54% above national
3 Connecticut $66,070 +39% above national
4 New York $64,680 +36% above national
5 Alaska $63,490 +34% above national
6 Massachusetts $59,130 +25% above national
7 California $58,960 +24% above national
8 Washington $58,470 +23% above national
9 Rhode Island $54,230 +14% above national
10 Colorado $51,780 +9% above national
11 New Mexico $51,170 +8% above national
12 Florida $49,740 +5% above national
13 Wyoming $49,250 +4% above national
14 Indiana $49,240 +4% above national
15 Virginia $48,640 +2% above national
16 Georgia $48,380 +2% above national
17 West Virginia $47,910 +1% above national
18 Iowa $47,520 same as national
19 Ohio $47,060 1% below national
20 Missouri $46,680 2% below national
21 Pennsylvania $46,230 3% below national
22 Illinois $46,170 3% below national
23 Maine $45,640 4% below national
24 Arizona $44,460 6% below national
25 Oregon $44,260 7% below national
26 Arkansas $43,810 8% below national
27 Utah $43,230 9% below national
28 Minnesota $43,210 9% below national
29 Nevada $42,800 10% below national
30 Tennessee $41,910 12% below national
31 New Jersey $41,700 12% below national
32 Alabama $41,420 13% below national
33 Oklahoma $41,340 13% below national
34 Idaho $40,800 14% below national
35 Kansas $40,190 15% below national
36 Nebraska $39,560 17% below national
37 Montana $39,550 17% below national
38 North Carolina $39,190 17% below national
39 Hawaii $38,380 19% below national
40 Michigan $38,140 20% below national
41 Delaware $37,330 21% below national
42 South Carolina $36,500 23% below national
43 South Dakota $36,200 24% below national
44 Louisiana $34,680 27% below national
45 Kentucky $34,570 27% below national
46 Texas $34,320 28% below national
47 Wisconsin $32,940 31% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $74,370 +57% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $72,480 +53% above national
3 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $70,370 +48% above national
4 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,460 +40% above national
5 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $64,680 +36% above national
6 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,490 +34% above national
7 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $62,900 +33% above national
8 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $60,670 +28% above national
9 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $60,320 +27% above national
10 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,300 +27% above national
11 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $59,890 +26% above national
12 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $58,540 +23% above national
13 Santa Fe, NM $54,790 +15% above national
14 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $51,940 +9% above national
15 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $51,660 +9% above national
16 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $51,290 +8% above national
17 Albuquerque, NM $51,170 +8% above national
18 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $50,920 +7% above national
19 Tulsa, OK $50,680 +7% above national
20 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,270 +6% above national
21 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $49,240 +4% above national
22 Rochester, NY $49,010 +3% above national
23 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $48,580 +2% above national
24 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $48,510 +2% above national
25 Cleveland, OH $48,270 +2% above national
26 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $47,980 +1% above national
27 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $47,900 +1% above national
28 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $47,670 same as national
29 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $47,570 same as national
30 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,520 same as national
31 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $47,410 same as national
32 Richmond, VA $47,130 1% below national
33 St. Louis, MO-IL $47,120 1% below national
34 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,030 1% below national
35 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $47,000 1% below national
36 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $46,170 3% below national
37 Columbus, OH $46,170 3% below national
38 Portland-South Portland, ME $46,050 3% below national
39 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $46,030 3% below national
40 Asheville, NC $45,870 3% below national
41 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,860 3% below national
42 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $45,520 4% below national
43 Omaha, NE-IA $45,460 4% below national
44 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $44,460 6% below national
45 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $43,450 8% below national
46 Kansas City, MO-KS $43,100 9% below national
47 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $43,000 9% below national
48 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $40,930 14% below national
49 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $40,480 15% below national
50 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $40,320 15% below national
51 Salinas, CA $39,050 18% below national
52 Pittsburgh, PA $39,010 18% below national
53 Oklahoma City, OK $38,940 18% below national
54 Urban Honolulu, HI $38,380 19% below national
55 Greensboro-High Point, NC $37,760 20% below national
56 Raleigh-Cary, NC $36,210 24% below national
57 Fresno, CA $36,050 24% below national
58 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $35,380 25% below national
59 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $34,840 27% below national
60 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $33,100 30% below national
61 Knoxville, TN $33,080 30% below national
62 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $32,620 31% below national
63 Ann Arbor, MI $32,420 32% below national
64 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $31,740 33% below national
65 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,220 34% below national
66 Madison, WI $27,900 41% below national
67 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $27,270 43% below national
68 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,810 54% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.