How much do Museum Technicians and Conservators make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Museum Technicians and Conservators, the published 10th percentile is $45,240 and the 90th percentile is $79,690. The difference is $34,450, which is 56.9% 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 $55,860 to the 75th at $71,920, covers $16,060.

The mean annual wage is $63,560, which sits above the median of $60,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 17.6% higher than the national median of $51,440 for Museum Technicians and Conservators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,282, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% lower than the California median of $61,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Museum Technicians and Conservators at $53,282 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Museum Technicians and Conservators. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $51,170 and employment of 40. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,032, against $53,282 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $56,590 and employment of 180. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,578, against $53,282 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $61,040 and employment of 80. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,346, against $53,282 here.