State Social Historians Bring Home $46K Salary

by Will Compernolle The Office of the State Appellate Defender hired six social historians in fiscal year 2008 for $278,278 in combined total wages. The average salary was $46,379.67 while the highest paid social historian made $57,569. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the mean salary for a historian in Illinois was $45,900. A description for...

by Will Compernolle

The Office of the State Appellate Defender hired six social historians in fiscal year 2008 for $278,278 in combined total wages. The average salary was $46,379.67 while the highest paid social historian made $57,569. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the mean salary for a historian in Illinois was $45,900. A description for the job of social historian could not be found on the Office of the State Appellate Defender’s website.

To find this information on our IllinoisOpenGov.org website, go to “Payroll” and search “Social Historian” in the “Position” field.