Museum Technicians and Conservators salary
The median pay for museum technicians and conservators in the United States is $51,440 a year. About 12,310 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,780
- 25th percentile
- $41,050
- Median percentile
- $51,440
- 75th percentile
- $67,640
- 90th percentile
- $87,530
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Maryland $76,900
- District of Columbia $76,110
- New York $74,550
- Connecticut $62,030
- California $61,550
- Alaska $60,840
- Washington $59,610
- Massachusetts $58,530
- Illinois $56,720
- New Mexico $56,670
- Nevada $56,470
- Wyoming $56,420
- Rhode Island $55,470
- Florida $53,460
- Virginia $52,190
- Colorado $51,990
- Iowa $51,740
- Minnesota $50,140
- Kentucky $49,940
- Georgia $49,270
- Missouri $49,170
- Maine $48,460
- Oklahoma $48,090
- Ohio $47,570
- Pennsylvania $47,150
- Arizona $46,650
- Indiana $46,490
- Kansas $46,320
- Texas $45,880
- Oregon $45,820
- Tennessee $44,710
- New Jersey $43,780
- Idaho $43,520
- Montana $42,390
- Nebraska $41,960
- Arkansas $41,280
- Hawaii $40,170
- North Carolina $39,290
- Michigan $39,000
- Wisconsin $38,840
- Alabama $38,350
- South Carolina $38,290
- Delaware $38,080
- Utah $35,430
- Louisiana $32,350
By metro area
- Washington, DC $79,230
- New York, NY $77,030
- Santa Cruz, CA $75,100
- San Francisco, CA $75,020
- Des Moines, IA $68,960
- Albany, NY $66,620
- Kiryas Joel, NY $65,310
- San Jose, CA $62,290
- Seattle, WA $61,370
- Riverside, CA $61,040
- Sacramento, CA $60,540
- Denver, CO $60,110
- Minneapolis, MN $59,820
- Chicago, IL $58,840
- Boston, MA $58,530
- Pittsfield, MA $57,460
- Santa Fe, NM $56,670
- San Diego, CA $56,590
- Barnstable Town, MA $55,490
- Cincinnati, OH $54,600
- Providence, RI $54,370
- Las Vegas, NV $54,230
- Miami, FL $53,460
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,800
- Portland, ME $52,710
- Nashville, TN $52,480
- Richmond, VA $52,190
- Portland, OR $52,050
- Atlanta, GA $51,590
- Santa Maria, CA $51,170
- Rochester, NY $51,070
- Dallas, TX $50,880
- Tulsa, OK $50,740
- St. Louis, MO $50,690
- Austin, TX $50,340
- Hartford, CT $48,830
- Dayton, OH $48,610
- Kansas City, MO $48,410
- Oklahoma City, OK $48,050
- Cleveland, OH $47,810
- Fayetteville, AR $47,580
- Columbus, OH $47,570
- Worcester, MA $47,510
- Houston, TX $47,410
- Philadelphia, PA $47,150
- Indianapolis, IN $46,380
- Grand Rapids, MI $45,870
- Raleigh, NC $45,820
- Baltimore, MD $45,120
- Milwaukee, WI $45,050
- Phoenix, AZ $45,030
- Detroit, MI $45,020
- Bozeman, MT $43,560
- Charlotte, NC $41,860
- Durham, NC $41,560
- Urban Honolulu, HI $39,880
- Pittsburgh, PA $37,520
- Fresno, CA $37,290
- San Antonio, TX $37,210
- Memphis, TN $36,040
- New Orleans, LA $34,020
- Ann Arbor, MI $33,780
- Madison, WI $33,280
- Baton Rouge, LA $32,350