What are the main factors that influence a Processing Archivist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Processing Archivist's salary?

A Processing Archivist's salary grows with experience: starting around $164,949 for beginners, reaching about $166,969 at mid-level, and approach $170,303 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Processing Archivist?

Processing Archivist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Processing Archivist roles are District of Columbia $185,800, California $185,096, Massachusetts $182,629. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Processing Archivist roles make?

Salaries for Processing Archivist level roles vary by specialization: Senior Archivist: $94,882; Project Archivist: $77,445; Archivist: $75,793; Digital Archivist: $75,454; College Archivist: $74,890.

How do different companies affect a Processing Archivist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Processing Archivist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Processing Archivist Salary in the United States

How much does a Processing Archivist make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Processing Archivist in the United States is $167,811 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $81.

However, a Processing Archivist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $184,655
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $155,689 to $176,628
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $144,653

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Processing Archivist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$176,628	$14,719	$3,397	$85
Average	$167,811	$13,984	$3,227	$81
25th Percentile	$155,689	$12,974	$2,994	$75

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Key Factors That Influence Processing Archivist Salaries

A Processing Archivist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Processing Archivist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Processing Archivist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $164,949
Early Career (1-2 years): $165,791
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $166,969
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $168,316
Expert (over 8 years): $170,303

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Processing Archivist	$164,949
Intermediate Level Processing Archivist	$165,791
Senior Level Processing Archivist	$166,969
Specialist Level Processing Archivist	$168,316
Expert Level Processing Archivist	$170,303

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How Do Processing Archivist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Processing Archivists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $185,800.
California: $185,096.
Massachusetts: $182,629.

District of Columbia $185,800

California $185,096

Massachusetts $182,629

Washington $181,957

New Jersey $181,890

Alaska $181,655

Connecticut $179,340

New York $178,400

Hawaii $175,396

Rhode Island $173,986

Maryland $173,030

Minnesota $171,721

Colorado $171,218

Illinois $171,050

Oregon $170,412

Delaware $169,942

New Hampshire $169,647

Virginia $168,986

Pennsylvania $167,056

Nevada $166,083

North Dakota $165,764

Michigan $165,260

Wisconsin $165,076

Vermont $164,706

Texas $163,683

Maine $163,616

Arizona $163,515

Ohio $163,398

Georgia $161,854

Indiana $161,082

Wyoming $160,931

Utah $160,696

Iowa $160,595

Kansas $159,790

Louisiana $159,555

North Carolina $159,471

Missouri $159,437

Florida $158,783

Montana $158,430

Nebraska $158,095

Kentucky $157,910

South Carolina $157,239

Tennessee $156,819

Idaho $156,652

New Mexico $155,427

Oklahoma $155,158

Alabama $154,168

South Dakota $152,507

Arkansas $151,600

West Virginia $151,114

Mississippi $149,654

Top Paying Cities for Processing Archivists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $211,660
San Francisco: $209,579
Oakland: $204,931

San Jose, CA $211,660

San Francisco, CA $209,579

Oakland, CA $204,931

New York, NY $194,476

Queens Village, NY $193,218

Paramus, NJ $191,875

Passaic, NJ $191,707

Bergenfield, NJ $191,539

Stamford, CT $191,288

Huntington, NY $191,120

Newark, NJ $190,029

Bridgeport, CT $189,694

New Brunswick, NJ $189,140

Vallejo, CA $188,787

Middlesex, NJ $188,687

Somerset, NJ $188,536

Petaluma, CA $188,150

Santa Cruz, CA $187,495

Boston, MA $187,160

Monterey, CA $186,321

Fairbanks, AK $186,203

Los Angeles, CA $185,884

Washington, DC $185,800

Seattle, WA $185,498

Santa Rosa, CA $185,465

Juneau, AK $184,978

Orange, CA $184,424

Anchorage, AK $184,122

Anaheim, CA $184,005

Santa Ana, CA $183,753

Nassau, NY $183,652

Long Beach, CA $183,585

Danbury, CT $183,535

Santa Maria, CA $182,964

Everett, WA $182,931

Bremerton, WA $182,108

Trenton, NJ $181,790

Sacramento, CA $181,723

San Diego, CA $181,639

Brockton, MA $181,572

Tacoma, WA $181,504

Santa Barbara, CA $181,269

Lowell, MA $180,598

New Suffolk, NY $180,531

Nashua, NH $180,330

Lompoc, CA $180,061

Ventura, CA $179,893

Stockton, CA $179,843

New Haven, CT $179,507

Atlantic City, NJ $179,071

Hartford, CT $178,702

Modesto, CA $178,618

Poughkeepsie, NY $178,249

New Britain, CT $178,165

Olympia, WA $177,930

Kennewick, WA $177,930

New London, CT $177,896

Norwich, CT $177,846

Lawrence, MA $177,762

Bakersfield, CA $177,292

Riverside, CA $177,057

New Bedford, MA $177,057

Richland, WA $176,890

Portsmouth, NH $176,755

Vineland, NJ $176,722

San Bernardino, CA $176,588

Boulder, CO $176,118

Worcester, MA $175,983

Portland, OR $175,832

Saint Paul, MN $175,631

Minneapolis, MN $175,631

Philadelphia, PA $175,396

Honolulu, HI $174,507

Springfield, MA $173,919

Providence, RI $173,903

Chicago, IL $173,416

Bellingham, WA $173,215

Baltimore, MD $173,030

Chico, CA $172,610

Wilmington, DE $172,325

Pittsfield, MA $172,157

Manchester, NH $171,838

Spokane, WA $171,100

Denver, CO $171,083

Albany, NY $170,295

Troy, NY $170,227

Schenectady, NY $169,875

Burlington, VT $169,506

Portland, ME $168,919

Salem, OR $168,784

Yakima, WA $168,751

Ann Arbor, MI $168,700

Rochester, MN $168,231

Fresno, CA $168,147

Reno, NV $168,147

Milwaukee, WI $167,996

Detroit, MI $167,828

Allentown, PA $167,777

Carson City, NV $167,761

Houston, TX $167,509

Colorado Springs, CO $167,492

Syracuse, NY $167,408

Eugene, OR $167,089

Bismarck, ND $166,888

Gary, IN $166,888

Galveston, TX $166,888

Springfield, OR $166,754

Medford, OR $166,351

Fort Collins, CO $166,284

Austin, TX $166,150

Mesa, AZ $165,797

Phoenix, AZ $165,764

Dallas, TX $165,713

Reading, PA $165,613

Saint Cloud, MN $165,546

Concord, NH $165,395

Madison, WI $165,327

Utica, NY $164,874

Raleigh, NC $164,740

Las Vegas, NV $164,723

Rochester, NY $164,606

Des Moines, IA $164,589

Atlanta, GA $164,321

Battle Creek, MI $164,270

Salt Lake City, UT $164,220

Lancaster, PA $163,968

Champaign, IL $163,935

Harrisburg, PA $163,733

Durham, NC $163,582

Kansas City, MO $163,565

Kansas City, KS $163,532

Fort Worth, TX $163,515

Boca Raton, FL $163,448

Cleveland, OH $163,431

Columbus, OH $163,398

Pittsburgh, PA $163,381

Richmond, VA $163,314

Indianapolis, IN $163,280

Cincinnati, OH $163,062

Petersburg, VA $162,810

Billings, MT $162,441

Lansing, MI $162,441

Huntsville, AL $162,441

Lebanon, PA $162,424

Dayton, OH $162,407

Pueblo, CO $162,407

Appleton, WI $162,357

Buffalo, NY $162,290

Racine, WI $162,206

Charlotte, NC $162,189

Saint Louis, MO $162,139

Springfield, IL $162,072

Elkhart, IN $162,038

York, PA $162,038

Gastonia, NC $162,022

Benton Harbor, MI $162,022

Beaumont, TX $161,921

Lorain, OH $161,887

Toledo, OH $161,820

Binghamton, NY $161,736

Rock Hill, SC $161,719

Rockford, IL $161,636

Fargo, ND $161,552

Elyria, OH $161,552

Flagstaff, AZ $161,434

Fort Lauderdale, FL $161,333

Miami, FL $161,233

Duluth, MN $160,964

Bangor, ME $160,746

Cedar Rapids, IA $160,562

Louisville, KY $160,478

Grand Rapids, MI $160,444

Hialeah, FL $160,427

Casper, WY $160,192

Scranton, PA $159,991

New Orleans, LA $159,941

Virginia Beach, VA $159,924

Akron, OH $159,840

Peoria, IL $159,622

Sarasota, FL $159,588

Green Bay, WI $159,471

Baton Rouge, LA $159,387

Charleston, SC $159,353

Nashville, TN $159,303

Jamestown, NY $159,269

Davenport, IA $159,269

Tucson, AZ $159,186

Cheyenne, WY $159,135

Saint Petersburg, FL $159,085

Tampa, FL $159,051

Omaha, NE $159,018

Port Arthur, TX $158,951

Evansville, IN $158,951

Bradenton, FL $158,883

Santa Fe, NM $158,581

Orlando, FL $158,414

Clearwater, FL $158,229

Canton, OH $157,877

La Crosse, WI $157,877

Grand Forks, ND $157,826

Albuquerque, NM $157,776

Tulsa, OK $157,776

Newport News, VA $157,759

High Point, NC $157,709

Ogden, UT $157,642

Corpus Christi, TX $157,507

Laramie, WY $157,407

Norfolk, VA $157,407

Rock Island, IL $157,306

Saginaw, MI $157,272

Jacksonville, FL $157,256

Salisbury, NC $157,222

Memphis, TN $157,189

Moline, IL $157,105

Fort Myers, FL $157,054

Waterloo, IA $156,836

Spartanburg, SC $156,668

Lincoln, NE $156,584

Fort Wayne, IN $156,551

Birmingham, AL $156,366

Cedar Falls, IA $156,333

Provo, UT $156,316

Springfield, OH $156,299

San Antonio, TX $156,266

Greensboro, NC $156,198

South Bend, IN $156,182

Winston Salem, NC $156,165

Boise, ID $156,115

Savannah, GA $155,997

Muskegon, MI $155,695

Lima, OH $155,494

Lake Charles, LA $155,427

Anderson, IN $155,393

Lexington, KY $155,343

Augusta, GA $155,292

Greenville, SC $155,292

Wichita, KS $155,141

Tuscaloosa, AL $155,141

Columbia, SC $154,990

Bloomington, IN $154,571

Roanoke, VA $154,470

Asheville, NC $154,252

Knoxville, TN $153,967

Shreveport, LA $153,950

Wilmington, NC $153,732

Frankfort, KY $153,413

Oklahoma City, OK $153,295

Chillicothe, OH $153,228

Longview, TX $153,211

Topeka, KS $153,161

Mobile, AL $152,909

Terre Haute, IN $152,842

Erie, PA $152,825

Altoona, PA $152,742

Melbourne, FL $152,691

Amarillo, TX $152,624

Killeen, TX $152,574

Fayetteville, AR $152,440

Sioux Falls, SD $152,322

Chattanooga, TN $152,221

Idaho Falls, ID $152,205

Gainesville, FL $151,852

Portsmouth, OH $151,768

Little Rock, AR $151,735

Lynchburg, VA $151,735

Lafayette, LA $151,668

Youngstown, OH $151,668

Temple, TX $151,600

Daytona Beach, FL $151,567

Clarksville, TN $151,550

Pensacola, FL $151,533

Hopkinsville, KY $151,030

Charleston, WV $151,013

Florence, SC $150,929

Sioux City, IA $150,829

Macon, GA $150,342

Tallahassee, FL $150,325

Fayetteville, NC $150,292

Waco, TX $150,258

Wichita Falls, TX $150,258

Pine Bluff, AR $150,191

Vincennes, IN $149,872

Lubbock, TX $149,805

Great Falls, MT $149,704

Alamogordo, NM $149,687

Abilene, TX $149,553

Rapid City, SD $149,335

Monroe, LA $149,335

Albany, GA $149,234

Huntington, WV $149,218

Jackson, MS $149,201

Greenville, MS $149,184

Parkersburg, WV $149,016

Montgomery, AL $148,983

Johnstown, PA $148,949

Springfield, MO $148,815

Biloxi, MS $148,731

Sumter, SC $148,378

Columbus, GA $148,362

Twin Falls, ID $148,261

Pascagoula, MS $148,043

Kingsport, TN $147,607

Gulfport, MS $147,556

Alexandria, LA $147,002

Fort Smith, AR $146,583

El Paso, TX $146,130

Helena, MT $145,912

Las Cruces, NM $145,375

Harlingen, TX $144,905

Pocatello, ID $144,754

Florence, AL $144,703

Brownsville, TX $144,670

Dothan, AL $144,401

Mcallen, TX $144,317

Columbus, MS $143,076

Altus, OK $142,304

Lawton, OK $141,985

Pierre, SD $141,381

What Skills Can Increase a Processing Archivist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 5.34% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.75% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
Python (Mentioned in 1.44% Job Postings): Applying the concepts and algorithms of Python to design, develop and maintain software applications to comply with business requirements.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	5.34%
Software Development	2.75%
Python	1.44%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Processing Archivist's salary.

Partnering: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Systems Architecture: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Partnering	$177,880	6%
Systems Architecture	$176,202	5%
Commitment	$174,523	4%
Microservices	$172,845	3%
Enterprise Architecture	$172,845	3%
AWS	$172,845	3%

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How Education impacts a Processing Archivist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Processing Archivists enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Processing Archivist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $166,206 and $173,760).

Processing Archivist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Processing Archivist

No Diploma 2.6%

High School 11.9%

Associates 6.7%

Bachelors 49.5%

Masters 27.3%

Doctorate 2.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.6%
High School	11.9%
Associates	6.7%
Bachelors	49.5%
Masters	27.3%
Doctorate	2.1%

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Processing Archivist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Processing Archivist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$155,689

Average $167,811/year

$176,628

$12,974

Average $13,984/month

$14,719

$2,994

Average $3,227/week

$3,397

$75

Average $81/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$176,628	$14,719	$3,397	$85
Average	$167,811	$13,984	$3,227	$81
25th Percentile	$155,689	$12,974	$2,994	$75

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Salary Trends for Processing Archivist

Salaries for a Processing Archivist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $169,644 in 2023 to around $168,856 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Processing Archivist salary trends, .

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2024

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