SOC 25-4013 · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro

Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary in Hartford, CT

The average salary for museum technicians and conservators in Hartford, Connecticut is $52,320 a year ($25.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,830: half of the 60 people in this job in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,906).

$52,320average per year

$25.15 / hourMedian $48,830Take-home ≈ $42,304

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Museum Technicians and Conservators pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,510 or more. The middle half of museum technicians and conservators in Hartford earn between $46,170 and $54,950.

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,320$4,360$25.15
Median$48,830$4,069$23.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,170$3,848$22.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,950$4,579$26.42

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Museum Technicians and Conservators salary after taxes in Hartford

On the average salary of $52,320, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $42,304 a year, or $3,525 a month and $1,627 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Hartford a good place for museum technicians and conservators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hartford area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.7), so the average $52,320 buys what about $50,922 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for museum technicians and conservators

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,630).

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Museum Technicians and Conservators salary in Hartford: questions

How much do museum technicians and conservators make an hour in Hartford?

$25.15 an hour on average, and $23.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level museum technicians and conservators salary in Hartford?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,170, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the museum technicians and conservators take-home pay in Hartford?

About $42,304 a year ($3,525 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,320. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do museum technicians and conservators earn more in Hartford than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,906).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-4013; area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (25540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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