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Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary by City
Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary by City (2026)
65 metro areas · National average: $50,827 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Museum Technicians and Conservators salaries across 65 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Washington, DC $78,480
$74,370
$35,360
$122,320
New York, NY $72,960
$70,370
$45,140
$104,970
San Francisco, CA $69,860
$72,480
$44,010
$96,040
Albany, NY $67,260
$64,680
$50,670
$84,490
Kiryas Joel, NY $65,880
$62,900
$46,490
$86,880
Boston, MA $64,630
$60,320
$40,950
$97,840
Seattle, WA $63,490
$59,890
$39,870
$81,220
Los Angeles, CA $62,490
$60,670
$42,950
$78,830
Des Moines, IA $62,370
$66,460
$36,320
$83,810
San Jose, CA $61,460
$60,300
$43,640
$85,130
Denver, CO $60,020
$51,940
$43,240
$86,030
Riverside, CA $59,770
$51,290
$36,480
$87,170
Sacramento, CA $59,750
$58,540
$43,000
$77,180
Atlanta, GA $59,570
$50,270
$30,030
$94,560
Providence, RI $58,800
$51,660
$45,510
$76,230
Dayton, OH $55,990
$47,670
$36,670
$96,180
Santa Fe, NM $55,590
$54,790
$45,550
$66,990
Miami, FL $54,740
$50,920
$36,460
$80,370
San Diego, CA $54,200
$47,980
$38,370
$77,670
Santa Maria, CA $53,870
$47,900
$37,630
$80,350
Richmond, VA $52,820
$47,130
$36,900
$73,130
Philadelphia, PA $52,740
$47,520
$33,820
$81,490
Cleveland, OH $52,690
$48,270
$40,070
$71,930
Phoenix, AZ $52,360
$44,460
$32,710
$77,780
Nashville, TN $52,120
$47,410
$32,800
$73,110
Portland, OR $51,360
$48,510
$39,540
$58,630
Virginia Beach, VA $51,360
$48,580
$35,840
$74,860
Minneapolis, MN $51,340
$47,570
$38,900
$69,660
Rochester, NY $51,050
$49,010
$35,210
$64,410
Tulsa, OK $50,150
$50,680
$28,840
$80,290
Cincinnati, OH $50,120
$45,860
$38,540
$68,900
Albuquerque, NM $50,070
$51,170
$38,170
$57,440
Chicago, IL $50,050
$46,170
$33,410
$63,000
St. Louis, MO $49,970
$47,120
$36,210
$65,500
Salinas, CA $49,940
$39,050
$38,910
$71,400
Hartford, CT $49,730
$47,000
$40,070
$59,090
Indianapolis, IN $49,360
$49,240
$30,920
$80,490
Columbus, OH $49,200
$46,170
$38,540
$59,580
Kansas City, MO $48,820
$43,100
$30,010
$75,110
Omaha, NE $48,410
$45,460
$37,330
$70,310
Portland, ME $48,160
$46,050
$34,290
$67,040
Dallas, TX $48,080
$45,520
$25,320
$71,660
Detroit, MI $47,710
$40,480
$36,750
$61,750
Fayetteville, AR $47,540
$46,030
$35,370
$61,040
Las Vegas, NV $47,250
$35,380
$26,350
$71,840
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $45,460
$47,030
$29,740
$55,340
Pittsburgh, PA $45,390
$39,010
$34,220
$67,710
Asheville, NC $45,350
$45,870
$23,100
$63,680
Oklahoma City, OK $42,970
$38,940
$28,620
$56,760
Milwaukee, WI $42,390
$43,000
$25,880
$60,590
Austin, TX $42,260
$43,450
$20,060
$61,810
Charlotte, NC $42,120
$40,320
$29,510
$53,260
Durham, NC $41,870
$40,930
$35,350
$47,010
Greensboro, NC $41,500
$37,760
$28,920
$47,970
Urban Honolulu, HI $40,770
$38,380
$29,120
$56,950
Memphis, TN $40,430
$33,100
$30,710
$62,490
Raleigh, NC $40,420
$36,210
$36,210
$46,980
New Orleans, LA $39,870
$34,840
$30,720
$56,130
Houston, TX $39,120
$31,740
$18,550
$59,350
Fresno, CA $38,820
$36,050
$36,050
$46,780
Knoxville, TN $38,780
$33,080
$30,170
$50,000
Ann Arbor, MI $37,470
$32,420
$32,420
$47,850
Madison, WI $36,460
$27,900
$26,240
$55,160
Charleston, SC $35,350
$32,620
$30,720
$38,940
San Antonio, TX $33,370
$27,270
$18,390
$45,520
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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