United States
Curators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$61,770
Curators in the United States earn a median of $61,770 a year, about $29.70 an hour.
Median
$61,770
per year
Hourly
$29.70
as published
Mean
$70,060
pulled up by top earners
Workers
12,280
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $78,760 | +28% |
| California | State | $78,710 | +27% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $86,420 | +40% |
| Texas | State | $59,030 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $63,600 | +3% |
| Illinois | State | $60,850 | -1% |
| North Carolina | State | $50,220 | -19% |
| Florida | State | $55,560 | -10% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $78,270 | +27% |
| Massachusetts | State | $75,980 | +23% |
| Virginia | State | $60,020 | -3% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $61,140 | -1% |
| Michigan | State | $64,030 | +4% |
| Colorado | State | $70,100 | +13% |
| Ohio | State | $58,890 | -5% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $63,040 | +2% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $80,300 | +30% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $78,510 | +27% |
| Washington | State | $66,160 | +7% |
| Wisconsin | State | $61,560 | -0% |
| Georgia | State | $50,900 | -18% |
| Missouri | State | $57,790 | -6% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $71,040 | +15% |
| Oklahoma | State | $48,470 | -22% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $90,290 | +46% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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