Curator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level curator earnings begin at:

$33.36 per hour

$69,380 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level curator earnings begin at:

$30.11 per hour

$62,630 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level curator earnings begin at:

$18.85 per hour

$39,200 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level curator earnings begin at:

$13.25 per hour

$27,560 per year

10th percentile

Starting level curator earnings begin at:

$11.23 per hour

$23,360 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Curator salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $79,370
New York $66,400
Alaska $66,000
New Jersey $65,620
Connecticut $64,913
Massachusetts $63,810
Maryland $63,240
Washington $61,640
Virginia $60,920
California $60,640
Missouri $59,150
Delaware $59,000
Colorado $58,650
Nevada $57,450
Arizona $56,050
Hawaii $55,900
Vermont $55,490
Rhode Island $54,010
Pennsylvania $53,840
New Mexico $51,500
Kentucky $51,230
Texas $51,000
Illinois $50,921
Alabama $50,741
Ohio $49,980
Wisconsin $49,590
South Carolina $49,160
Utah $49,000
Kansas $48,816
Maine $48,110
South Dakota $47,620
North Dakota $47,580
Minnesota $47,440
Tennessee $46,420
Arkansas $46,330
Michigan $46,300
Iowa $45,900
Indiana $45,560
Oklahoma $44,540
North Carolina $43,640
Nebraska $43,340
Georgia $43,230
Oregon $41,050
Florida $40,590
New Hampshire $40,530
Louisiana $39,820
Montana $39,510
Wyoming $39,200
Mississippi $38,220
Idaho $35,500
West Virginia $35,330

How do curator salaries compare to similar careers?

Curators earn 15% less than similar careers in Wyoming. On average, they make less than anthropologists but more than humanitarians.

Career Median Salary
Anthropologist salary $65K
Archaeologist salary $65K
Urban planner salary $61K
Curator salary $39K
Museum conservator salary $40K
Humanitarian salary $33K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)