Historians in United States
$36.90median, an hour
$39.06mean (average), an hour
3,450people employed in this job here
$20.55
median $36.90
$63.37
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median an hour by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $34.85
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, not published
- AR, Arkansas, not published
- CA, California, median $46.84
- CO, Colorado, not published
- CT, Connecticut, median $32.10
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, median $56.87
- FL, Florida, median $35.93
- GA, Georgia, median $30.69
- HI, Hawaii, median $44.48
- ID, Idaho, not published
- IL, Illinois, median $43.11
- IN, Indiana, median $30.66
- IA, Iowa, not published
- KS, Kansas, median $34.90
- KY, Kentucky, median $30.54
- LA, Louisiana, median $38.76
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $57.97
- MA, Massachusetts, median $58.51
- MI, Michigan, median $30.25
- MN, Minnesota, median $49.54
- MS, Mississippi, median $22.12
- MO, Missouri, median $30.88
- MT, Montana, not published
- NE, Nebraska, median $33.68
- NV, Nevada, median $38.53
- NH, New Hampshire, not published
- NJ, New Jersey, median $37.06
- NM, New Mexico, median $32.11
- NY, New York, median $30.27
- NC, North Carolina, median $35.31
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $29.01
- OK, Oklahoma, median $24.51
- OR, Oregon, median $47.87
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $34.60
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, median $25.06
- SD, South Dakota, not published
- TN, Tennessee, median $34.17
- TX, Texas, median $37.62
- UT, Utah, median $16.27
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $49.00
- WA, Washington, median $47.94
- WV, West Virginia, not published
- WI, Wisconsin, median $22.03
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
Top metro and nonmetro areas
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