The average archivist salary at Sacramento was $90,683 , which is 23 percent lower than the average salary for this job in California, but 59 percent higher than the national average for this job . Archivist salaries at Sacramento typically range from $82,248 to $104,308 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported archivist salary was $104,307. There are 3 employees at Sacramento with the job title archivist.