Historians in California
$97,420median, a year
$100,750mean (average), a year
210people employed in this job here
$60,620
median $97,420
$146,220
US median $76,750
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
US median
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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.
This job is less common here than nationally: 0 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.52).
Where this job pays most
Median a year 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 $72,490
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, not published
- AR, Arkansas, not published
- CA, California, median $97,420
- CO, Colorado, not published
- CT, Connecticut, median $66,770
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, median $118,290
- FL, Florida, median $74,740
- GA, Georgia, median $63,840
- HI, Hawaii, median $92,520
- ID, Idaho, not published
- IL, Illinois, median $89,670
- IN, Indiana, median $63,770
- IA, Iowa, not published
- KS, Kansas, median $72,600
- KY, Kentucky, median $63,530
- LA, Louisiana, median $80,620
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $120,580
- MA, Massachusetts, median $121,710
- MI, Michigan, median $62,920
- MN, Minnesota, median $103,040
- MS, Mississippi, median $46,010
- MO, Missouri, median $64,230
- MT, Montana, not published
- NE, Nebraska, median $70,050
- NV, Nevada, median $80,140
- NH, New Hampshire, not published
- NJ, New Jersey, median $77,080
- NM, New Mexico, median $66,790
- NY, New York, median $62,960
- NC, North Carolina, median $73,440
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $60,350
- OK, Oklahoma, median $50,980
- OR, Oregon, median $99,560
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $71,970
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, median $52,120
- SD, South Dakota, not published
- TN, Tennessee, median $71,080
- TX, Texas, median $78,240
- UT, Utah, median $33,840
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $101,920
- WA, Washington, median $99,720
- WV, West Virginia, not published
- WI, Wisconsin, median $45,810
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
Top metro and nonmetro areas
Across California
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