How much do Archivists make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Archivists, the published 10th percentile is $47,390 and the 90th percentile is $129,570. The difference is $82,180, which is 107.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,310 to the 75th at $94,470, covers $35,160.

The mean annual wage is $80,960, which sits above the median of $76,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 18.4% higher than the national median of $64,550 for Archivists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,157, which is 13.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Maryland median of $76,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Archivists at $73,157 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Archivists. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 3rd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $84,590 and employment of 670. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,688, against $73,157 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 76 miles away, with a median of $70,450 and employment of 40. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,414, against $73,157 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $60,690 and employment of 160. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,179, against $73,157 here.

Employment share

Archivists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (230 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (7,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.