SOC 19-3093 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Historians make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Historians in Montgomery, AL is $76,400. The 10th percentile is $44,480 and the 90th percentile is $117,670. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$76,400

10th percentile
$44,480
25th percentile
$61,050
Median
$76,400
75th percentile
$91,560
90th percentile
$117,670
Mean
$78,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder in a hard hat on a metal structure. Photograph by FBenjr123. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Historians, the published 10th percentile is $44,480 and the 90th percentile is $117,670. The difference is $73,190, which is 95.8% 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 $61,050 to the 75th at $91,560, covers $30,510.

The mean annual wage is $78,110, which sits above the median of $76,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Montgomery, AL median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $76,750 for Historians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,190, which is 11% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% higher than the Alabama median of $72,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Historians at $85,190 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Historians. Montgomery, AL ranks 1st of 2 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).).

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 150 miles away, with a median of $61,640 and employment of 60. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,604, against $85,190 here.

Employment share

Historians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Montgomery, AL (30 of 165,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 8.17 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL · Historians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Historians make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Historians in Montgomery, AL is $76,400. The 10th percentile is $44,480 and the 90th percentile is $117,670. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Historians?

The local median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $76,750.

What is Historians pay in Montgomery, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,400 is $85,190. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Montgomery, AL compare with nearby metros for Historians?

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 150 miles away, at $61,640. Montgomery, AL ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.