In 1999, 404 of 444 respondents answered this question about annual
income for 1998. 56% earned more than $41,000 in 1998. 25% earned in the
$31,000-40,999 bracket. The 1998 median salary was $55,000 and the mean
was $44,725.
In 1998, an informal salary survey was made through the Records
Management listserv. With only 83 responses from archivists, the certified
archivist averaged $39,500 and the non-certified archivist averaged
$33,500.
In 1996, SAA conducted a salary survey that received 897 respondents.
The mean appears to $49,800 for both certified and non-certified
archivists combined.
In 1989, the ACA survey median salary was $32,000 and the mean salary
was $34,000.
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