Archivists Salary in the US
A archivists earns a national median of $64,550 a year (mean $70,640) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #365 of 825.
How much does a archivists earn in the US?
A archivists in the United States earns a median of $64,550 a year (mean $70,640), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 7,970 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-4011), ranked #365 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$64,550
per year
Mean
$70,640
per year
Employment
7,970
US workers
National rank
#365
of 825 by median
What a archivists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a archivists (SOC 25-4011) earns a median annual wage of $64,550 and a mean (average) of $70,640. The median is the midpoint — half of archivists earn more and half earn less — and is 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a archivists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for archivists is $64,550, and the mean (average) is $70,640. The median is the midpoint — half of archivists earn more and half earn less.
- How does archivists pay compare to the US average?
- At $64,550, a archivists earns 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many archivists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 7,970 archivists employed nationally (SOC 25-4011), across all industries.
- Where does this archivists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-4011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-4011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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