How much do Museum Technicians and Conservators make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Museum Technicians and Conservators, the published 10th percentile is $34,590 and the 90th percentile is $80,750. The difference is $46,160, which is 96.5% 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 $44,200 to the 75th at $61,810, covers $17,610.

The mean annual wage is $52,830, which sits above the median of $47,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $51,440 for Museum Technicians and Conservators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,903, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the Ohio median of $47,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Museum Technicians and Conservators at $50,903 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Museum Technicians and Conservators. Cleveland, OH ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $37,520 and employment of 100. That median is 21.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,632, against $50,903 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 116 miles away, with a median of $45,020 and employment of 110. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,886, against $50,903 here.
• Ann Arbor, MI is 130 miles away, with a median of $33,780 and employment of 80. That median is 29.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,485, against $50,903 here.

Employment share

Museum Technicians and Conservators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (90 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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.