Utah was 55.9% below the U.S. median for Historians. It ranked 35 of 35 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Utah was 98.9, or 1.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 107.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$34,229
WageScope divides the published Historians median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-3093 and BLS area 49.
Questions, answered
Historians pay in Utah: common questions
What is the median wage for Historians in Utah?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $33,840 per year for Historians in Utah. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Historians pay higher in Utah than nationally?
Utah's published median was 55.9% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Utah?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 98.9 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Historians jobs does BLS estimate in Utah?
BLS published an employment estimate of 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Historians median in Utah at $33,840 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-3093 and BLS area 49.
BLS lists 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $44,470 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Utah's Historians median is 55.9% below the U.S. Historians median of $76,750 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-3093 and area 49. SOC 19-3093 names Historians. Area 49 names Utah. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-3093/49 row reports 80 wage and salary jobs, 0.05 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 2.2 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-3093/49, the annual median is $33,840 per year, while the matching mean is $44,470 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 49 reports 1,735,590 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $66,290. Its annual median is $50,110. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-3093 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Utah runs from $30,040 at the 10th percentile to $119,990 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,520. The median is $50,110. The 75th percentile is $78,560. This is a place check, not a pay range for Historians.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 49. They do not show related skills or a path into Historians.
1. Area 49, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 52,340 jobs, $28,670 annual median, 30.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.22 location quotient.
2. Area 49, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 47,570 jobs, $33,900 annual median, 27.41 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
3. Area 49, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 44,490 jobs, $43,140 annual median, 25.63 jobs per 1,000, and 1.54 location quotient.
4. Area 49, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 42,580 jobs, $97,850 annual median, 24.53 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Utah wage ladder for Historians
The 10th percentile is $33,840 per year. The 25th percentile is $33,840 per year. The median is $33,840 per year. The 75th percentile is $37,020 per year. The 90th percentile is $95,300 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $33,840 per year to $37,020 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $61,460. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Utah has a annual median of $33,840 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $76,750 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Utah. Utah is 55.9% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Utah ranks 35 of 35 among states and territories with a published annual median for Historians. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 35 of 35 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
32. Oklahoma has a Historians median of $50,980 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.44.
33. Mississippi has a Historians median of $46,010 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 3.37.
34. Wisconsin has a Historians median of $45,810 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.78.
Where Historians medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 19-3093, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Massachusetts has the highest published median in this set, at $121,710 per year. Utah sits at $33,840 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Historians is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Massachusetts has a Historians median of $121,710 per year, or $87,870 above Utah. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is Not published.
2. Maryland has a Historians median of $120,580 per year, or $86,740 above Utah. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is 0.74.
3. District of Columbia has a Historians median of $118,290 per year, or $84,450 above Utah. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is 16.3.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Historians jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Historians in this same-source set, at 410 jobs. Utah has 80. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York has 410 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 330 jobs from Utah. Its median is $62,960 per year, or $29,120 above Utah. Its location quotient is 1.9.
2. District of Columbia has 250 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 170 jobs from Utah. Its median is $118,290 per year, or $84,450 above Utah. Its location quotient is 16.3.
3. California has 210 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Utah. Its median is $97,420 per year, or $63,580 above Utah. Its location quotient is 0.52.
Local-share leaders
Where Historians takes the largest share of local jobs
District of Columbia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 16.3. Utah has 2.2. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Historians is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 16.3, a gap of 14.10 from Utah. BLS lists 250 Historians jobs and a median of $118,290 per year, or $84,450 above Utah.
2. Hawaii has a location quotient of 4.86, a gap of 2.66 from Utah. BLS lists 70 Historians jobs and a median of $92,520 per year, or $58,680 above Utah.
3. Mississippi has a location quotient of 3.37, a gap of 1.17 from Utah. BLS lists 90 Historians jobs and a median of $46,010 per year, or $12,170 above Utah.
Job scale and share
How common Historians is in Utah
BLS lists 80 Historians jobs in Utah. It also lists 0.05 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 2.2. A value of 1 means Historians has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Utah is $50,110 per year. The Historians median is $33,840 per year. Historians is 32.5% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Utah. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Historians. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Utah median of $33,900 per year. BLS lists 47,570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
2. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Utah median of $32,200 per year. BLS lists 24,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Utah median of $35,880 per year. BLS lists 17,130 jobs and a location quotient of 0.36.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Utah
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Utah table, at 52,340 jobs. Historians has 80 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 1,735,590. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Historians's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 52,340 jobs in Utah, a gap of 52,260 from Historians. Its median is $28,670 per year, or $5,170 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.22.
2. Retail Salespersons has 47,570 jobs in Utah, a gap of 47,490 from Historians. Its median is $33,900 per year, or $60 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.09.
3. Customer Service Representatives has 44,490 jobs in Utah, a gap of 44,410 from Historians. Its median is $43,140 per year, or $9,300 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.54.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Utah
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Utah role table, at $128,810 per year. Historians has $33,840 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $50,110 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $128,810 per year in Utah, or $94,970 above Historians. BLS lists 31,940 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.7.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $97,850 per year in Utah, or $64,010 above Historians. BLS lists 42,580 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.09.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $96,720 per year in Utah, or $62,880 above Historians. BLS lists 16,450 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.38.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Utah
Carpenters has the highest location quotient in the bounded Utah role table, at 2.03. Historians has 2.2. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Historians with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Carpenters has a location quotient of 2.03 in Utah, a gap of 0.17 from Historians. BLS lists 15,220 jobs and a median of $52,360 per year, or $18,520 above Historians.
2. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks has a location quotient of 1.73 in Utah, a gap of 0.47 from Historians. BLS lists 15,750 jobs and a median of $39,050 per year, or $5,210 above Historians.
3. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.71 in Utah, a gap of 0.49 from Historians. BLS lists 20,950 jobs and a median of $46,550 per year, or $12,710 above Historians.
Price-level view
What $33,840 may mean after the Utah price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Utah is 98.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.1% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $33,840 Historians median by 98.9 divided by 100. The result is $34,229 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 107.8. Goods are 96.4. Utilities are 78.7. Other services are 99.0. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Historians row is 6.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 80 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $44,470 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Historians. It uses a Utah place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $33,840 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 80 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2.2 is not a growth score. Rank 35 of 35 is not a place score. The 98.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-3093 in BLS area 49. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 49, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 36,470 jobs, $44,060 annual median, 21.02 jobs per 1,000, and 1.33 location quotient.
6. Area 49, SOC 15-1252, Software Developers: 31,940 jobs, $128,810 annual median, 18.4 jobs per 1,000, and 1.7 location quotient.
4. Minnesota has a Historians median of $103,040 per year, or $69,200 above Utah. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is 0.73.
5. Virginia has a Historians median of $101,920 per year, or $68,080 above Utah. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is 1.99.
6. Washington has a Historians median of $99,720 per year, or $65,880 above Utah. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is 0.41.
7. Oregon has a Historians median of $99,560 per year, or $65,720 above Utah. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is 0.88.
8. California has a Historians median of $97,420 per year, or $63,580 above Utah. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 80 in Utah. The location quotient is 0.52.
4. Virginia has 180 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Utah. Its median is $101,920 per year, or $68,080 above Utah. Its location quotient is 1.99.
5. New Jersey has 130 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Utah. Its median is $77,080 per year, or $43,240 above Utah. Its location quotient is 1.39.
6. Texas has 130 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Utah. Its median is $78,240 per year, or $44,400 above Utah. Its location quotient is 0.41.
7. North Carolina has 120 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Utah. Its median is $73,440 per year, or $39,600 above Utah. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Florida has 110 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 30 jobs from Utah. Its median is $74,740 per year, or $40,900 above Utah. Its location quotient is 0.52.
4. Utah has a location quotient of 2.2, a gap of 0.00 from Utah. BLS lists 80 Historians jobs and a median of $33,840 per year, or $0 above Utah.
5. New Mexico has a location quotient of 2.16, a gap of 0.04 from Utah. BLS lists 40 Historians jobs and a median of $66,790 per year, or $32,950 above Utah.
6. Virginia has a location quotient of 1.99, a gap of 0.21 from Utah. BLS lists 180 Historians jobs and a median of $101,920 per year, or $68,080 above Utah.
7. New York has a location quotient of 1.9, a gap of 0.30 from Utah. BLS lists 410 Historians jobs and a median of $62,960 per year, or $29,120 above Utah.
8. Nebraska has a location quotient of 1.53, a gap of 0.67 from Utah. BLS lists 30 Historians jobs and a median of $70,050 per year, or $36,210 above Utah.
4. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Utah median of $31,600 per year. BLS lists 22,940 jobs and a location quotient of 0.67.
5. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Utah median of $31,150 per year. BLS lists 17,790 jobs and a location quotient of 0.7.
6. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Utah median of $37,050 per year. BLS lists 18,170 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Utah median of $37,690 per year. BLS lists 26,730 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Utah median of $38,750 per year. BLS lists 13,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
4. General and Operations Managers has 42,580 jobs in Utah, a gap of 42,500 from Historians. Its median is $97,850 per year, or $64,010 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Office Clerks, General has 36,470 jobs in Utah, a gap of 36,390 from Historians. Its median is $44,060 per year, or $10,220 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.33.
6. Software Developers has 31,940 jobs in Utah, a gap of 31,860 from Historians. Its median is $128,810 per year, or $94,970 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.7.
7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 29,670 jobs in Utah, a gap of 29,590 from Historians. Its median is $42,370 per year, or $8,530 above Historians. Its location quotient is 0.9.
8. Registered Nurses has 27,420 jobs in Utah, a gap of 27,340 from Historians. Its median is $84,600 per year, or $50,760 above Historians. Its location quotient is 0.73.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,600 per year in Utah, or $50,760 above Historians. BLS lists 27,420 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 0.73.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,990 per year in Utah, or $46,150 above Historians. BLS lists 15,490 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 0.96.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $77,280 per year in Utah, or $43,440 above Historians. BLS lists 14,270 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.57.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $74,810 per year in Utah, or $40,970 above Historians. BLS lists 14,820 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 0.96.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $66,900 per year in Utah, or $33,060 above Historians. BLS lists 18,890 jobs, compared with 80 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.18.
4. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.7 in Utah, a gap of 0.50 from Historians. BLS lists 31,940 jobs and a median of $128,810 per year, or $94,970 above Historians.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.57 in Utah, a gap of 0.63 from Historians. BLS lists 14,270 jobs and a median of $77,280 per year, or $43,440 above Historians.
6. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.54 in Utah, a gap of 0.66 from Historians. BLS lists 44,490 jobs and a median of $43,140 per year, or $9,300 above Historians.
7. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.44 in Utah, a gap of 0.76 from Historians. BLS lists 14,510 jobs and a median of $62,630 per year, or $28,790 above Historians.
8. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.38 in Utah, a gap of 0.82 from Historians. BLS lists 16,450 jobs and a median of $96,720 per year, or $62,880 above Historians.
Precise employer-title matches for Historians in Utah
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Utah place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
