Historian Salary

Updated: 1 Jun 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$30K	$60K	$90K
Salary	$24,875 - $87,700
Bonus	$0.00 - $4,913
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$25,475 - $88,084
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 1 Jun 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 62

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Job Listings for Historian Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 06	Historians	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon
	The University of Oregon Department of History is developing a pool of historians available on short notice and qualified to teach courses in History at the... Indeed
Jan 25	Guest Historian	The St. Regis, Houston	Houston, Texas
	Guest Historian Job Number: 60120112 Description The Guest Historian is responsible for daily... department, the Guest Historian has to be a team... Indeed
Jan 21	HISTORIAN	Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Honolulu, Hawaii
	Discover a civilian career with the Department of the Navy that is filled with possibilities and be a part of something that makes a difference for you, the... Indeed
Jan 25	Assistant Architectural Historian	Kleinfelder	Augusta, Maine
	Kleinfelder/SEA Consultants (A Kleinfelder Group Inc Company - www.seacon.com ) is an employee-owned science and engineering consulting firm providing... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Historian Salaries

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Education, College/University	$29,666 - $90,455
Environmental Consulting	$27,675 - $63,100
Museum	$26,107 - $68,024
Historic Preservation	$26,579 - $69,275
Government	$30,913 - $88,291

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Key Statistics for Historian Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 57%			Male 43%
Salary:	$27,500 - $47,350			$47,813 - $73,250

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

37%

5-9 years

23%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

19%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$24,566 - $43,924
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History	$24,303 - $36,625
Master of Arts (MA), History	Not enough data
Doctorate (PhD)	Not enough data
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 78%		Dental: 57%
	Vision: 52%		None: 22%

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Top Cities by Popularity for Historian Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity

1. Colorado Springs, Colorado

2. Annapolis, Maryland

3. Lexington, Kentucky

4. Austin, Texas

5. Cranbury, New Jersey

Historian Job Description

People with the job title Historian typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Historians

Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

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