Historian salary
76,750 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 19-3093
Half of all historians in the United States earn more than 76,750 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay258of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.75×57,290 USD – 99,990 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 57,290 USD |
| Median | 76,750 USD |
| Mean | 81,240 USD |
| Upper quartile | 99,990 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 19-3093 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Writers and Authors 76,910 USD
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters 76,870 USD
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 76,780 USD
- Loan Officers 76,690 USD
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 76,590 USD
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 76,590 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov