The median annual wage for Historians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $78,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $84,350.
Pay spans roughly $45,760 at the 10th percentile to $123,740 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $37.76 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as historians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $78,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $84,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $37.76 |
| 10th percentile | $45,760 |
| 90th percentile | $123,740 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.