Museum Research Worker Salary in Illinois

How much does a Museum Research Worker make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Museum Research Worker in Illinois is $63,121 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Museum Research Worker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,708
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,595 to $78,085
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,101

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Museum Research Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,085	$6,507	$1,502	$38
Average	$63,121	$5,260	$1,214	$30
25th Percentile	$51,595	$4,300	$992	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Museum Research Worker Salaries

A Museum Research Worker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Museum Research Worker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Museum Research Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,564.
California: $68,304.
Massachusetts: $67,394.

District of Columbia $68,564 California $68,304 Massachusetts $67,394 Washington $67,146 New Jersey $67,121 Alaska $67,035 Connecticut $66,180 New York $65,833

Hawaii $64,725 Rhode Island $64,205 Maryland $63,852 Minnesota $63,369 Colorado $63,183 Illinois $63,121 Oregon $62,886 Delaware $62,712

New Hampshire $62,603 Virginia $62,359 Pennsylvania $61,647 Nevada $61,288 North Dakota $61,170 Michigan $60,985 Wisconsin $60,916 Vermont $60,780

Texas $60,402 Maine $60,378 Arizona $60,341 Ohio $60,297 Georgia $59,727 Indiana $59,443 Wyoming $59,387 Utah $59,300

Iowa $59,263 Kansas $58,966 Louisiana $58,879 North Carolina $58,848 Missouri $58,836 Florida $58,594 Montana $58,464 Nebraska $58,340

Kentucky $58,272 South Carolina $58,025 Tennessee $57,870 Idaho $57,808 New Mexico $57,356 Oklahoma $57,257 Alabama $56,891 South Dakota $56,278

Arkansas $55,944 West Virginia $55,764 Mississippi $55,225

Top Paying Cities for Museum Research Workers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Effingham: $58,185
Saint Peter: $58,105
Salem: $58,326

Effingham, IL $58,185 Saint Peter, IL $58,105 Salem, IL $58,326 Sandoval, IL $58,511 Scheller, IL $58,256 Sesser, IL $58,262 Shobonier, IL $58,293 Harwood Heights, IL $63,927

Elmwood Park, IL $63,951 Lincolnwood, IL $63,938 Niles, IL $63,870 Alsip, IL $63,355 Cicero, IL $63,966 Evergreen Park, IL $63,737 Riverdale, IL $62,764 Kankakee, IL $59,725

Aroma Park, IL $59,690 Ashkum, IL $58,619 Beaverville, IL $59,358 Bone Gap, IL $57,558 Bonnie, IL $58,151 Broughton, IL $58,141 Browns, IL $57,729 Buckner, IL $58,251

Burnt Prairie, IL $57,979 Carmi, IL $58,384 Christopher, IL $58,391 Cisne, IL $58,083 Clay City, IL $57,883 Coello, IL $58,296 Crossville, IL $58,133 Dahlgren, IL $58,130

Dale, IL $58,257 Dix, IL $58,299 Du Bois, IL $58,397 Du Quoin, IL $58,378 Ellery, IL $57,868 Emma, IL $58,410 Enfield, IL $58,174 Ewing, IL $58,137

Fairfield, IL $58,078 Farina, IL $58,053 Flora, IL $58,173 Frankfort Heights, IL $58,291 Freeman Spur, IL $58,335 Geff, IL $58,021 Golden Gate, IL $57,876 Grayville, IL $57,979

Ina, IL $58,239 Irvington, IL $58,605 Iuka, IL $58,086 Johnsonville, IL $58,068 Keenes, IL $58,062 Keensburg, IL $57,635 Kell, IL $58,225 Kinmundy, IL $58,072

Lancaster, IL $56,821 Logan, IL $58,296 Loogootee, IL $58,072 Louisville, IL $58,065 Mc Leansboro, IL $58,205 Macedonia, IL $58,113 Maunie, IL $58,431 Mill Shoals, IL $58,078

Mount Carmel, IL $57,326 Mount Vernon, IL $58,275 Mulkeytown, IL $58,171 Nason, IL $58,165 New Haven, IL $58,399 Noble, IL $57,677 Norris City, IL $58,295 Odin, IL $58,414

Omaha, IL $58,243 Opdyke, IL $58,175 Orient, IL $58,286 Patoka, IL $58,402 Radom, IL $58,503 Richview, IL $58,457 Rinard, IL $58,042 Sailor Springs, IL $58,099

Allendale, IL $56,185 Altamont, IL $58,114 Annapolis, IL $57,273 Beecher City, IL $58,064 Bridgeport, IL $55,980 Brownstown, IL $58,144 Calhoun, IL $56,887 Casey, IL $57,626

Claremont, IL $56,675 Cowden, IL $58,167 Dennison, IL $56,471 Dieterich, IL $58,072 Dundas, IL $57,335 Edgewood, IL $58,072 Flat Rock, IL $56,040 Greenup, IL $57,831

Herrick, IL $58,244 Hidalgo, IL $57,776 Hutsonville, IL $56,900 Ingraham, IL $57,847 Janesville, IL $58,036 Jewett, IL $57,940 Lakewood, IL $58,212 Lawrenceville, IL $55,616

Lerna, IL $58,091 Marshall, IL $56,743 Martinsville, IL $57,141 Alden, IL $59,653 Antioch, IL $60,014 Arlington Heights, IL $62,556 Elk Grove Village, IL $62,966 Rolling Meadows, IL $62,607

Barrington, IL $61,385 Crystal Lake, IL $60,053 Cary, IL $60,593 Deerfield, IL $62,471 Des Plaines, IL $63,405 Fox Lake, IL $60,006 Fox River Grove, IL $60,840 Glencoe, IL $63,210

Glenview, IL $63,571 Mansfield, IL $59,804 Milmine, IL $59,375 Monticello, IL $59,678 Muncie, IL $59,442 Oakwood, IL $59,184 Ogden, IL $59,790 Penfield, IL $59,641

Pesotum, IL $59,820 Philo, IL $59,996 Potomac, IL $59,375 Rantoul, IL $59,870 Ridge Farm, IL $58,233 Royal, IL $59,845 Sadorus, IL $59,871 Saint Joseph, IL $60,007

Savoy, IL $60,285 Seymour, IL $60,090 Sidell, IL $58,890 Sidney, IL $59,921 Thomasboro, IL $60,033 Tolono, IL $60,065 Weldon, IL $59,245 Westville, IL $58,692

White Heath, IL $59,927 Arcola, IL $58,864 Arthur, IL $59,193 Ashmore, IL $58,158 Atwood, IL $59,513 Bethany, IL $58,550 Brocton, IL $58,195 Camargo, IL $59,230

Charleston, IL $58,316 Chrisman, IL $57,672 Dalton City, IL $58,561 Gays, IL $58,248 Hammond, IL $59,253 Hindsboro, IL $58,682 Humboldt, IL $58,564 Hume, IL $58,527

Kansas, IL $57,548 La Place, IL $58,905 Lovington, IL $58,802 Mattoon, IL $58,374 Metcalf, IL $58,304 Murdock, IL $59,210 Newman, IL $59,073 Oakland, IL $58,444

Paris, IL $56,956 Redmon, IL $57,793 Oquawka, IL $58,217 Homer, IL $59,704 Indianola, IL $58,634 Ivesdale, IL $59,874 Longview, IL $59,626 Sullivan, IL $58,635

Tuscola, IL $59,410 Vermilion, IL $56,618 Villa Grove, IL $59,562 Windsor, IL $58,238 Alhambra, IL $59,186 Alton, IL $59,383 Batchtown, IL $58,764 Benld, IL $58,941

Bethalto, IL $59,392 Bingham, IL $58,228 Brighton, IL $59,201 Brussels, IL $59,131 Bunker Hill, IL $59,130 Butler, IL $58,512 Carrollton, IL $58,629 Coffeen, IL $58,519

Cottage Hills, IL $59,414 Donnellson, IL $58,579 Dorsey, IL $59,246 Dow, IL $59,240 Eagarville, IL $58,891 East Alton, IL $59,469 Edwardsville, IL $59,439 Eldred, IL $58,558

Elsah, IL $59,295 Fidelity, IL $58,999 Fieldon, IL $58,966 Fillmore, IL $58,353 Gillespie, IL $58,874 Glen Carbon, IL $59,566 Godfrey, IL $59,343 Golden Eagle, IL $59,155

Grafton, IL $59,157 Granite City, IL $59,739 Greenfield, IL $58,521 Hamburg, IL $58,495 Hamel, IL $59,272 Hardin, IL $58,781 Hartford, IL $59,670 Hillsboro, IL $58,616

Hillview, IL $58,267 Irving, IL $58,477 Jerseyville, IL $59,057 Kampsville, IL $58,438 Kane, IL $58,751 Litchfield, IL $58,707 Livingston, IL $59,095 Dover, IL $58,552

Eldena, IL $58,835 Grand Ridge, IL $58,423 Granville, IL $58,439 Hennepin, IL $58,423 Kasbeer, IL $58,373 Ladd, IL $58,563 La Moille, IL $58,391 Lee Center, IL $59,036

Leonore, IL $58,566 Long Point, IL $58,502 Lostant, IL $58,402 Mc Nabb, IL $58,429 Magnolia, IL $58,412 Malden, IL $58,396 Manlius, IL $58,368 Mark, IL $58,597

Marseilles, IL $58,867 Mendota, IL $58,617 Mineral, IL $58,260 Neponset, IL $58,269 New Bedford, IL $58,436 Oglesby, IL $58,498 Depue, IL $58,543 Ohio, IL $58,332

Ottawa, IL $58,518 Paw Paw, IL $59,076 Peru, IL $58,532 Princeton, IL $58,384 Rutland, IL $58,469 Seatonville, IL $58,547 Seneca, IL $59,113 Sheffield, IL $58,275

Spring Valley, IL $58,522 Standard, IL $58,572 Streator, IL $58,618 Sublette, IL $58,526 Tiskilwa, IL $58,343 Toluca, IL $58,559 Tonica, IL $58,426 Triumph, IL $58,685

Troy Grove, IL $58,541 Utica, IL $58,378 Van Orin, IL $58,395 Varna, IL $58,571 Walnut, IL $58,334 Wenona, IL $58,475 West Brooklyn, IL $58,790 Wyanet, IL $58,324

Galesburg, IL $58,377 Abingdon, IL $58,299 Adair, IL $58,158 Alexis, IL $58,203 Alpha, IL $58,201 Altona, IL $58,234 Avon, IL $58,235 Bardolph, IL $58,353

Berwick, IL $58,123 Biggsville, IL $58,125 Bishop Hill, IL $58,228 Blandinsville, IL $58,057 Bradford, IL $58,309 Bushnell, IL $58,274 Cameron, IL $58,178 Camp Grove, IL $58,501

Carman, IL $58,078 Castleton, IL $58,419 Cuba, IL $58,535 Dahinda, IL $58,344 East Galesburg, IL $58,428 Ellisville, IL $58,298 Fairview, IL $58,460 Fiatt, IL $58,565

Galva, IL $58,249 Gerlaw, IL $58,199 Gilson, IL $58,259 Gladstone, IL $58,125 Good Hope, IL $58,129 Henderson, IL $58,217 Industry, IL $58,109 Ipava, IL $58,312

Keithsburg, IL $58,186 Kewanee, IL $58,251 Kirkwood, IL $58,178 Knoxville, IL $58,330 La Fayette, IL $58,295 La Harpe, IL $58,084 Laura, IL $58,505 Littleton, IL $58,010

Little York, IL $58,177 Lomax, IL $58,096 Macomb, IL $58,240 Maquon, IL $58,389 Marietta, IL $58,239 Media, IL $58,089 Monmouth, IL $58,273 New Windsor, IL $58,199

North Henderson, IL $58,205 Oneida, IL $58,228 Ophiem, IL $58,189 Bloomington, IL $58,917 Anchor, IL $58,801 Armington, IL $58,710 Arrowsmith, IL $59,152 Atlanta, IL $58,683

Bellflower, IL $59,555 Carlock, IL $58,675 Chenoa, IL $58,489 Clinton, IL $58,705 Colfax, IL $58,623 Congerville, IL $58,687 Cooksville, IL $58,515 Cropsey, IL $58,732

Danvers, IL $58,716 Deer Creek, IL $58,770 Delavan, IL $58,716 Dewitt, IL $59,064 Downs, IL $58,648 Ellsworth, IL $58,628 El Paso, IL $58,556 Fairbury, IL $58,600

Flanagan, IL $58,495 Forrest, IL $58,679 Goodfield, IL $58,724 Graymont, IL $58,482 Gridley, IL $58,542 Heyworth, IL $58,604 Hopedale, IL $58,717 Hudson, IL $58,643

Kenney, IL $58,649 Lane, IL $59,056 Lawndale, IL $58,665 Le Roy, IL $58,818 Lexington, IL $58,550 Mc Lean, IL $58,680 Mackinaw, IL $58,740 Maroa, IL $58,639

Merna, IL $58,585 Minier, IL $58,696 Minonk, IL $58,530 Normal, IL $58,857 Pontiac, IL $58,562 Saunemin, IL $58,365 Saybrook, IL $59,309 Secor, IL $58,641

Shirley, IL $58,583 Sibley, IL $58,924 Stanford, IL $58,703 Strawn, IL $58,766 Towanda, IL $58,592 Wapella, IL $58,564 Waynesville, IL $58,527 Urbana, IL $60,347

Allerton, IL $59,244 Alvin, IL $58,771 Armstrong, IL $59,722 Bement, IL $59,538 Bismarck, IL $58,726 Bondville, IL $60,194 Broadlands, IL $59,560 Catlin, IL $58,870

Cerro Gordo, IL $59,194 Champaign, IL $60,347 Cisco, IL $59,325 Collison, IL $59,448 Danville, IL $58,943 Tilton, IL $58,967 De Land, IL $59,558 Dewey, IL $59,924

Fairmount, IL $59,253 Farmer City, IL $59,403 Fisher, IL $59,824 Fithian, IL $59,528 Foosland, IL $59,664 Georgetown, IL $58,434 Gifford, IL $59,719 Henning, IL $59,049

Prairie City, IL $58,234 Raritan, IL $58,379 Rio, IL $58,208 Roseville, IL $58,123 Saint Augustine, IL $58,205 Sciota, IL $58,027 Seaton, IL $58,192 Smithfield, IL $58,314

Smithshire, IL $58,098 Speer, IL $58,605 Stronghurst, IL $58,115 Table Grove, IL $58,235 Toulon, IL $58,374 Vermont, IL $58,209 Victoria, IL $58,298 Viola, IL $58,205

Wataga, IL $58,220 Williamsfield, IL $58,421 Woodhull, IL $58,209 Wyoming, IL $58,502 Astoria, IL $58,280 Benson, IL $58,602 Brimfield, IL $58,719 Bryant, IL $58,589

Canton, IL $58,652 Chillicothe, IL $58,728 Dunfermline, IL $58,631 Dunlap, IL $58,794 Edelstein, IL $58,715 Edwards, IL $58,842 Elmwood, IL $58,660 Eureka, IL $58,724

Farmington, IL $58,585 Forest City, IL $58,680 Glasford, IL $58,776 Green Valley, IL $58,734 Groveland, IL $58,852 Hanna City, IL $58,832 Henry, IL $58,467 Kingston Mines, IL $58,804

Lacon, IL $58,630 La Rose, IL $58,600 Lewistown, IL $58,493 Liverpool, IL $58,636 London Mills, IL $58,369 Lowpoint, IL $58,722 Manito, IL $58,719 Mapleton, IL $58,832

Metamora, IL $58,789 Morton, IL $58,832 Mossville, IL $58,835 Norris, IL $58,617 Pekin, IL $58,837 Princeville, IL $58,662 Putnam, IL $58,395 Roanoke, IL $58,665

Rome, IL $58,770 Saint David, IL $58,622 South Pekin, IL $58,794 Sparland, IL $58,566 Topeka, IL $58,654 Tremont, IL $58,788 Trivoli, IL $58,729 Washburn, IL $58,680

Washington, IL $58,838 Yates City, IL $58,538 Peoria, IL $58,904 Creve Coeur, IL $58,905 East Peoria, IL $58,904 Peoria Heights, IL $58,903 Sims, IL $58,083 Andalusia, IL $58,283

Springerton, IL $58,091 Tamaroa, IL $58,378 Texico, IL $58,113 Thompsonville, IL $58,153 Valier, IL $58,368 Vernon, IL $58,322 Walnut Hill, IL $58,371 Waltonville, IL $58,236

Wayne City, IL $58,109 West Frankfort, IL $58,280 Whittington, IL $58,160 Woodlawn, IL $58,360 Xenia, IL $58,069 Carbondale, IL $58,356 Alto Pass, IL $58,075 Anna, IL $58,228

Ava, IL $58,292 Belknap, IL $58,016 Boles, IL $58,117 Brookport, IL $57,847 Buncombe, IL $58,125 Cairo, IL $58,114 Cambria, IL $58,399 Campbell Hill, IL $58,453

Carrier Mills, IL $58,210 Carterville, IL $58,292 Cave In Rock, IL $57,990 Cobden, IL $58,163 Colp, IL $58,344 Ridott, IL $59,456 Rochelle, IL $59,441 Rock City, IL $59,457

Rock Falls, IL $58,528 Rockton, IL $59,620 Roscoe, IL $59,620 Savanna, IL $58,369 Scales Mound, IL $58,387 Seward, IL $59,561 Shannon, IL $58,906 Shirland, IL $59,585

South Beloit, IL $59,560 Sterling, IL $58,560 Stillman Valley, IL $59,545 Stockton, IL $58,609 Warren, IL $58,783 Winnebago, IL $59,651 Winslow, IL $58,932 Woosung, IL $58,728

Rockford, IL $59,647 Loves Park, IL $59,659 Machesney Park, IL $59,660 Rock Island, IL $58,049 Albany, IL $58,236 Aledo, IL $58,213 Dana, IL $58,438 Chandlerville, IL $58,747

Bluford, IL $58,126 Mahomet, IL $59,959 Andover, IL $58,187 Chapin, IL $58,514 Chatham, IL $59,441 Chesterfield, IL $58,625 Concord, IL $58,564 Easton, IL $58,631

Elkhart, IL $59,161 Emden, IL $58,690 Franklin, IL $58,973 Frederick, IL $58,243 Girard, IL $58,970 Greenview, IL $59,050 Hartsburg, IL $58,683 Havana, IL $58,528

Hettick, IL $58,571 Jacksonville, IL $58,841 Kilbourne, IL $58,673 Lincoln, IL $58,843 Lincolns New Salem, IL $59,095 Literberry, IL $58,867 Loami, IL $59,334 Lowder, IL $59,142

Manchester, IL $58,714 Mason City, IL $58,714 Meredosia, IL $58,377 Middletown, IL $59,069 Modesto, IL $58,934 Murrayville, IL $58,641 New Berlin, IL $59,312 New Holland, IL $58,826

Nilwood, IL $58,920 Oakford, IL $58,845 Palmyra, IL $58,721 Petersburg, IL $59,106 Pleasant Plains, IL $59,334 Rushville, IL $58,208 San Jose, IL $58,703 Scottville, IL $58,689

Sherman, IL $59,467 Shipman, IL $58,981 Tallula, IL $59,174 Thayer, IL $59,166 Virden, IL $59,117 Virginia, IL $58,631 Waverly, IL $59,109 Williamsville, IL $59,325

Winchester, IL $58,399 Woodson, IL $58,898 Springfield, IL $59,622 Bonfield, IL $59,544 Creal Springs, IL $58,173 Annawan, IL $58,246 Atkinson, IL $58,226 Barstow, IL $58,134

Buffalo Prairie, IL $58,252 Cambridge, IL $58,207 Carbon Cliff, IL $58,090 Coal Valley, IL $58,085 Colona, IL $58,144 Cordova, IL $58,243 Deer Grove, IL $58,317 East Moline, IL $58,116

Erie, IL $58,232 Fenton, IL $58,262 Fulton, IL $58,270 Geneseo, IL $58,203 Hampton, IL $58,177 Hillsdale, IL $58,213 Hooppole, IL $58,251 Illinois City, IL $58,261

Joy, IL $58,217 Lyndon, IL $58,312 Lynn Center, IL $58,186 Matherville, IL $58,202 Milan, IL $58,181 Moline, IL $57,975 Morrison, IL $58,353 New Boston, IL $58,228

Orion, IL $58,147 Osco, IL $58,173 Port Byron, IL $58,217 Preemption, IL $58,194 Prophetstown, IL $58,277 Rapids City, IL $58,199 Reynolds, IL $58,232 Sherrard, IL $58,186

Silvis, IL $58,065 Tampico, IL $58,312 Taylor Ridge, IL $58,264 Thomson, IL $58,362 La Salle, IL $58,493 Amboy, IL $58,634 Ancona, IL $58,446 Arlington, IL $58,293

Blackstone, IL $58,396 Buda, IL $58,270 Bureau, IL $58,514 Cedar Point, IL $58,555 Cherry, IL $58,524 Compton, IL $58,885 Cornell, IL $58,521 Dalzell, IL $58,596

Cypress, IL $58,116 De Soto, IL $58,200 Dongola, IL $58,129 Dowell, IL $58,376 Eddyville, IL $58,069 Eldorado, IL $58,306 Elizabethtown, IL $58,007 Elkville, IL $58,181

Energy, IL $58,324 Equality, IL $58,189 Galatia, IL $58,183 Golconda, IL $57,985 Goreville, IL $58,197 Gorham, IL $58,076 Grand Chain, IL $58,029 Grand Tower, IL $58,051

Grantsburg, IL $58,104 Harrisburg, IL $58,254 Herod, IL $58,014 Herrin, IL $58,346 Hurst, IL $58,322 Jacob, IL $58,073 Johnston City, IL $58,273 Jonesboro, IL $58,106

Joppa, IL $58,215 Junction, IL $58,171 Karbers Ridge, IL $58,077 Karnak, IL $58,073 Mc Clure, IL $58,001 Makanda, IL $58,169 Marion, IL $58,269 Metropolis, IL $58,096

Millcreek, IL $58,237 Miller City, IL $57,790 Mound City, IL $58,145 Mounds, IL $58,100 Muddy, IL $58,307 Murphysboro, IL $58,231 New Burnside, IL $58,159 Olive Branch, IL $58,073

Olmsted, IL $58,038 Oraville, IL $58,311 Ozark, IL $58,129 Perks, IL $58,091 Pittsburg, IL $58,198 Pomona, IL $58,047 Pulaski, IL $58,096 Raleigh, IL $58,222

Ridgway, IL $58,311 Rosiclare, IL $58,080 Royalton, IL $58,203 Shawneetown, IL $58,241 Simpson, IL $58,083 Stonefort, IL $58,096 Tamms, IL $58,078 Thebes, IL $58,042

Ullin, IL $58,112 Unity, IL $58,085 Vergennes, IL $58,247 Vienna, IL $58,173 Villa Ridge, IL $58,039 Willisville, IL $58,761 Wolf Lake, IL $57,969 Zeigler, IL $58,355

Centralia, IL $58,576 Hoyleton, IL $58,589 Akin, IL $58,117 Albion, IL $57,868 Alma, IL $58,211 Ashley, IL $58,425 Barnhill, IL $58,070 Belle Rive, IL $58,112

Bellmont, IL $57,850 Benton, IL $58,248 Bourbonnais, IL $60,050 Bradley, IL $60,042 Buckingham, IL $58,909 Buckley, IL $58,970 Cabery, IL $58,630 Campus, IL $58,792

Chatsworth, IL $58,760 Chebanse, IL $59,204 Cissna Park, IL $58,958 Claytonville, IL $58,859 Clifton, IL $58,843 Crescent City, IL $58,706 Cullom, IL $58,461 Danforth, IL $58,556

Donovan, IL $59,025 East Lynn, IL $59,129 Elliott, IL $59,485 Emington, IL $58,329 Essex, IL $59,531 Gibson City, IL $59,451 Gilman, IL $58,725 Goodwine, IL $58,882

Grant Park, IL $60,715 Herscher, IL $59,067 Hoopeston, IL $58,839 Hopkins Park, IL $59,761 Iroquois, IL $58,898 Kempton, IL $58,354 Loda, IL $59,267 Ludlow, IL $59,659

Manteno, IL $60,461 Martinton, IL $59,036 Melvin, IL $59,215 Milford, IL $58,627 Momence, IL $60,376 Onarga, IL $58,787 Papineau, IL $59,485 Paxton, IL $59,511

Pembroke Township, IL $59,757 Piper City, IL $58,692 Rankin, IL $59,281 Reddick, IL $59,133 Roberts, IL $58,945 Rossville, IL $58,799 Saint Anne, IL $59,522 Sheldon, IL $58,519

Stockland, IL $58,433 Thawville, IL $58,804 Union Hill, IL $59,401 Watseka, IL $58,645 Wellington, IL $58,696 Woodland, IL $58,712 Apple River, IL $58,565 Ashton, IL $59,111

Baileyville, IL $59,309 Belvidere, IL $59,591 Byron, IL $59,524 Caledonia, IL $59,601 Capron, IL $59,615 Cedarville, IL $59,329 Chadwick, IL $58,361 Chana, IL $59,328

Cherry Valley, IL $59,597 Dakota, IL $59,402 Davis, IL $59,493 Davis Junction, IL $59,566 Dixon, IL $58,796 Durand, IL $59,561 East Dubuque, IL $58,325 Eleroy, IL $59,202

Elizabeth, IL $58,342 Forreston, IL $59,087 Franklin Grove, IL $58,922 Freeport, IL $59,313 Galena, IL $58,364 Galt, IL $58,618 Garden Prairie, IL $59,620 German Valley, IL $59,426

Hanover, IL $58,290 Harmon, IL $58,365 Holcomb, IL $59,511 Kent, IL $58,733 Lanark, IL $58,643 Leaf River, IL $59,453 Lena, IL $58,935 Lindenwood, IL $59,500

Mc Connell, IL $59,263 Milledgeville, IL $58,535 Monroe Center, IL $59,555 Mount Carroll, IL $58,417 Mount Morris, IL $59,277 Nachusa, IL $58,778 Nora, IL $58,873 Orangeville, IL $59,378

Oregon, IL $59,277 Pearl City, IL $58,768 Pecatonica, IL $59,585 Polo, IL $58,817 Poplar Grove, IL $59,596 Midlothian, IL $62,845 Mason, IL $58,060 Romeoville, IL $62,189

Minooka, IL $60,851 Mokena, IL $62,086 Monee, IL $61,272 Morris, IL $59,766 New Lenox, IL $61,819 Oak Forest, IL $62,668 Oak Lawn, IL $63,725 Bridgeview, IL $63,807

Hometown, IL $63,789 Hickory Hills, IL $63,641 Justice, IL $63,826 Burbank, IL $63,829 Odell, IL $58,315 Olympia Fields, IL $61,729 Orland Park, IL $62,829 Palos Heights, IL $63,208

Palos Park, IL $63,130 Palos Hills, IL $63,478 Park Forest, IL $61,457 Peotone, IL $60,863 Posen, IL $62,732 Ransom, IL $58,438 Richton Park, IL $61,560 Robbins, IL $62,965

South Holland, IL $61,946 South Wilmington, IL $59,474 Steger, IL $61,370 Thornton, IL $61,718 Tinley Park, IL $62,369 Country Club Hills, IL $62,118 Verona, IL $58,945 Willow Springs, IL $63,439

Wilmington, IL $60,132 Worth, IL $63,446 University Park, IL $61,313 Homer Glen, IL $62,424 Bedford Park, IL $63,859 Summit Argo, IL $63,877 Aurora, IL $61,804 Batavia, IL $61,552

Big Rock, IL $59,997 Bristol, IL $60,725 Brookfield, IL $63,899 Clarendon Hills, IL $63,405 Downers Grove, IL $63,122 Woodridge, IL $62,869 Earlville, IL $58,873 Eola, IL $61,885

Hinckley, IL $59,495 Hinsdale, IL $63,590 Oak Brook, IL $63,549 La Grange, IL $63,846 La Grange Park, IL $63,873 Willowbrook, IL $63,378 Lee, IL $59,434 Leland, IL $58,988

Lisle, IL $62,758 Lyons, IL $63,910 Millbrook, IL $59,991 Millington, IL $59,783 Montgomery, IL $61,296 Mooseheart, IL $61,399 Naperville, IL $62,382 Newark, IL $59,752

North Aurora, IL $61,321 Oswego, IL $61,245 Plainfield, IL $61,688 Plano, IL $60,115 Riverside, IL $63,929 Sandwich, IL $59,643 Serena, IL $58,971 Shabbona, IL $59,331

Sheridan, IL $59,239 Somonauk, IL $59,380 Steward, IL $59,402 Sugar Grove, IL $60,690 Warrenville, IL $62,248 Waterman, IL $59,368 Wedron, IL $58,867 Western Springs, IL $63,733

Westmont, IL $63,383 Yorkville, IL $60,601 Darien, IL $63,164 Mode, IL $58,016 Montrose, IL $57,999 Mount Erie, IL $57,812 Neoga, IL $58,112 Newton, IL $57,730

Oblong, IL $57,322 Olney, IL $57,449 Palestine, IL $56,438 Parkersburg, IL $57,336 Robinson, IL $56,736 Saint Elmo, IL $58,098 Sainte Marie, IL $57,486 Saint Francisville, IL $55,934

Shumway, IL $58,041 Sigel, IL $58,052 Stewardson, IL $58,063 Stoy, IL $57,241 Strasburg, IL $58,093 Sumner, IL $56,326 Teutopolis, IL $58,112 Toledo, IL $58,022

Trilla, IL $58,055 Vandalia, IL $58,425 Watson, IL $58,119 Westfield, IL $57,988 West Liberty, IL $57,264 West Salem, IL $57,502 West Union, IL $56,738 West York, IL $56,883

Wheeler, IL $57,974 Willow Hill, IL $57,399 Yale, IL $57,546 Argenta, IL $58,847 Assumption, IL $58,610 Beason, IL $58,588 Blue Mound, IL $58,992 Boody, IL $58,925

Buffalo, IL $59,253 Bulpitt, IL $59,191 Chestnut, IL $58,867 Cornland, IL $59,233 Dawson, IL $59,406 Decatur, IL $58,852 Divernon, IL $59,241 Edinburg, IL $59,231

Elwin, IL $58,829 Farmersville, IL $59,033 Findlay, IL $58,356 Forsyth, IL $58,916 Glenarm, IL $59,369 Harristown, IL $58,905 Harvel, IL $58,852 Illiopolis, IL $59,096

Kincaid, IL $59,165 Lake Fork, IL $59,164 Latham, IL $58,907 Macon, IL $58,703 Mechanicsburg, IL $59,296 Morrisonville, IL $58,947 Mount Auburn, IL $59,121 Mount Pulaski, IL $59,044

Mt Zion, IL $58,817 Moweaqua, IL $58,670 Niantic, IL $58,980 Oconee, IL $58,363 Oreana, IL $58,815 Owaneco, IL $58,683 Palmer, IL $58,968 Pana, IL $58,609

Pawnee, IL $59,266 Raymond, IL $58,679 Riverton, IL $59,445 Rochester, IL $59,423 Shelbyville, IL $58,325 Stonington, IL $58,996 Taylorville, IL $58,994 Tovey, IL $59,183

Tower Hill, IL $58,392 West Point, IL $58,016 Fox Valley, IL $61,974 Golf, IL $63,765 Lovejoy, IL $59,833 Waggoner, IL $58,879 Warrensburg, IL $58,786 Alexander, IL $59,109

Alsey, IL $58,436 Arenzville, IL $58,459 Ashland, IL $59,017 Athens, IL $59,333 Auburn, IL $59,262 Bath, IL $58,417 Beardstown, IL $58,490 Bluffs, IL $58,372

Bluff Springs, IL $58,488 Browning, IL $58,273 Cantrall, IL $59,488 Carlinville, IL $58,663 Kingston, IL $59,573 Kirkland, IL $59,525 Lafox, IL $60,834 Lombard, IL $63,185

Malta, IL $59,516 Maple Park, IL $59,698 Marengo, IL $59,713 Maywood, IL $63,928 Westchester, IL $63,878 Broadview, IL $63,912 Lake In The Hills, IL $60,326 Medinah, IL $62,813

Schaumburg, IL $62,479 Melrose Park, IL $63,916 Hillside, IL $63,866 Berkeley, IL $63,833 Stone Park, IL $63,900 Hoffman Estates, IL $62,171 Plato Center, IL $60,402 River Grove, IL $63,931

Roselle, IL $62,601 Saint Charles, IL $61,433 Schiller Park, IL $63,888 South Elgin, IL $61,236 Sycamore, IL $59,757 Union, IL $59,790 Villa Park, IL $63,467 Wasco, IL $60,725

Wayne, IL $61,682 West Chicago, IL $61,998 Wheaton, IL $62,628 Winfield, IL $62,364 Wood Dale, IL $63,285 Evanston, IL $63,886 Chicago, IL $63,994 Oak Park, IL $63,960

River Forest, IL $63,947 Beecher, IL $61,037 Berwyn, IL $63,947 Crest Hill, IL $61,813 Shorewood, IL $61,252 Blue Island, IL $63,046 Braceville, IL $59,687 Braidwood, IL $60,022

Calumet City, IL $61,769 Channahon, IL $60,899 Chicago Heights, IL $61,445 Chicago Ridge, IL $63,608 Grayslake, IL $60,365 Gurnee, IL $60,287 Harvard, IL $59,682 Hebron, IL $59,360

Highland Park, IL $62,623 Fort Sheridan, IL $62,354 Palatine, IL $62,269 Highwood, IL $62,386 Ingleside, IL $60,051 Island Lake, IL $60,417 Kenilworth, IL $63,694 Lake Bluff, IL $61,301

Lake Forest, IL $61,852 Lake Villa, IL $60,108 Lake Zurich, IL $61,544 Libertyville, IL $60,991 Mchenry, IL $59,855 Morton Grove, IL $63,862 Mount Prospect, IL $63,091 Mundelein, IL $60,961

Vernon Hills, IL $61,585 Northbrook, IL $63,067 North Chicago, IL $60,807 Park Ridge, IL $63,821 Lincolnshire, IL $62,085 Prospect Heights, IL $62,862 Richmond, IL $59,779 Ringwood, IL $59,749

Round Lake, IL $60,141 Russell, IL $59,960 Skokie, IL $63,907 Waukegan, IL $60,387 Spring Grove, IL $59,919 Techny, IL $63,338 Wadsworth, IL $60,097 Wauconda, IL $60,660

Kaneville, IL $60,316 Pocahontas, IL $59,003 Great Lakes, IL $61,064 Coal City, IL $59,966 Crete, IL $61,257 Crestwood, IL $63,041 Dolton, IL $62,242 Dwight, IL $58,770

Elwood, IL $61,103 Flossmoor, IL $61,846 Frankfort, IL $61,660 Gardner, IL $59,207 Glenwood, IL $61,585 Harvey, IL $62,375 Markham, IL $62,421 Hazel Crest, IL $62,140

Homewood, IL $61,919 Joliet, IL $61,333 Kinsman, IL $58,587 Lansing, IL $61,541 Lemont, IL $62,836 Bolingbrook, IL $62,581 Lockport, IL $62,135 Manhattan, IL $61,139

Matteson, IL $61,754 Mazon, IL $59,337 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $58,990 Red Bud, IL $59,150 Renault, IL $59,052 Rockwood, IL $58,282 Saint Jacob, IL $59,360 Saint Libory, IL $59,134

Smithboro, IL $58,577 Smithton, IL $59,452 Sparta, IL $58,794 Steeleville, IL $58,651 Summerfield, IL $59,335 Tilden, IL $59,004 Trenton, IL $59,262 Troy, IL $59,477

Valmeyer, IL $59,250 Walsh, IL $58,690 Waterloo, IL $59,365 Quincy, IL $58,339 Augusta, IL $58,046 Barry, IL $58,048 Basco, IL $58,025 Baylis, IL $57,996

Bowen, IL $58,049 Camden, IL $57,963 Camp Point, IL $58,085 Carthage, IL $58,085 Chambersburg, IL $58,108 Clayton, IL $58,034 Coatsburg, IL $58,075 Colchester, IL $58,090

Colusa, IL $58,070 Dallas City, IL $58,073 Elvaston, IL $58,205 Ferris, IL $58,274 Fowler, IL $58,114 Golden, IL $58,090 Griggsville, IL $58,117 Hamilton, IL $58,147

Hull, IL $57,969 Huntsville, IL $57,936 Kinderhook, IL $57,998 La Prairie, IL $57,963 Liberty, IL $58,064 Lima, IL $58,127 Loraine, IL $58,046 Mendon, IL $58,085

Milton, IL $58,323 Mount Sterling, IL $58,081 Nauvoo, IL $58,096 Nebo, IL $58,236 New Canton, IL $57,963 New Salem, IL $58,013 Niota, IL $58,057 Paloma, IL $58,116

Payson, IL $58,085 Pearl, IL $58,199 Perry, IL $58,152 Pittsfield, IL $58,125 Plainville, IL $58,060 Pleasant Hill, IL $58,135 Plymouth, IL $58,013 Rockport, IL $57,937

Sutter, IL $57,966 Tennessee, IL $58,036 Timewell, IL $57,990 Ursa, IL $58,045 Versailles, IL $58,177 Warsaw, IL $58,038 Buffalo Grove, IL $62,193 Wheeling, IL $62,766

Wilmette, IL $63,772 Winnetka, IL $63,499 Winthrop Harbor, IL $59,988 Wonder Lake, IL $59,566 Woodstock, IL $59,695 Zion, IL $60,046 Addison, IL $63,198 Algonquin, IL $60,552

Bartlett, IL $61,925 Bellwood, IL $63,903 Bensenville, IL $63,600 Streamwood, IL $61,928 Bloomingdale, IL $62,662 Burlington, IL $59,848 Carpentersville, IL $60,871 Clare, IL $59,549

Cortland, IL $59,729 Creston, IL $59,475 Dekalb, IL $59,642 Carol Stream, IL $62,507 Dundee, IL $60,834 Elburn, IL $60,554 Elgin, IL $61,503 Elmhurst, IL $63,659

Esmond, IL $59,486 Forest Park, IL $63,943 Franklin Park, IL $63,893 Hanover Park, IL $62,275 Geneva, IL $61,227 Genoa, IL $59,651 Gilberts, IL $60,414 Glen Ellyn, IL $62,922

Glendale Heights, IL $62,814 Hampshire, IL $59,882 Hines, IL $63,927 Huntley, IL $59,851 Itasca, IL $63,026 Madison, IL $59,822 Marine, IL $59,306 Maryville, IL $59,583

Medora, IL $58,914 Michael, IL $58,542 Moro, IL $59,342 Mount Olive, IL $58,874 Mozier, IL $58,420 National Stock Yards, IL $59,833 New Douglas, IL $59,035 Nokomis, IL $58,584

Ohlman, IL $58,644 Panama, IL $58,779 Patterson, IL $58,456 Piasa, IL $59,082 Ramsey, IL $58,214 Rockbridge, IL $58,643 Roodhouse, IL $58,516 Rosamond, IL $58,508

Roxana, IL $59,526 Sawyerville, IL $58,965 Sorento, IL $58,773 South Roxana, IL $59,570 Staunton, IL $59,062 Taylor Springs, IL $58,696 Venice, IL $59,833 Walshville, IL $58,674

White Hall, IL $58,478 Wilsonville, IL $59,022 Witt, IL $58,533 Wood River, IL $59,496 Worden, IL $59,229 Wrights, IL $58,491 East Saint Louis, IL $59,833 Fairview Heights, IL $59,672

Addieville, IL $59,029 Albers, IL $59,108 Aviston, IL $59,137 Baldwin, IL $59,016 Bartelso, IL $58,844 Beckemeyer, IL $59,035 Belleville, IL $59,561 Mascoutah, IL $59,339

Scott Air Force Base, IL $59,449 Breese, IL $59,041 Carlyle, IL $58,700 Caseyville, IL $59,681 Chester, IL $58,661 Collinsville, IL $59,634 Columbia, IL $59,577 Coulterville, IL $58,720

Cutler, IL $58,511 Dupo, IL $59,739 East Carondelet, IL $59,703 Ellis Grove, IL $58,692 Evansville, IL $58,958 Freeburg, IL $59,385 Fults, IL $59,150 Germantown, IL $59,084

Greenville, IL $58,763 Hagarstown, IL $58,462 Hecker, IL $59,312 Highland, IL $59,191 Hoffman, IL $58,824 Huey, IL $58,660 Keyesport, IL $58,607 Lebanon, IL $59,433

Lenzburg, IL $59,157 Maeystown, IL $59,199 Marissa, IL $59,072 Menard, IL $58,673 Millstadt, IL $59,613 Modoc, IL $58,612 Mulberry Grove, IL $58,494 Nashville, IL $58,680

New Athens, IL $59,262 New Baden, IL $59,211 New Memphis, IL $59,170 Oakdale, IL $58,717 O Fallon, IL $59,555 Okawville, IL $58,972 Percy, IL $58,581 Pierron, IL $59,066

Pinckneyville, IL $58,534

Museum Research Worker Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Museum Research Worker salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $63,121. While startup companies pay approximate $63,121.

Museum Research Worker Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$63,121
Growth Stage	51~500	$63,121
Established	501~5000	$63,121
Enterprise	5000+	$63,121

Museum Research Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Museum Research Worker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$51,595

Average $63,121/year

$78,085

$4,300

Average $5,260/month

$6,507

$992

Average $1,214/week

$1,502

$25

Average $30/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,085	$6,507	$1,502	$38
Average	$63,121	$5,260	$1,214	$30
25th Percentile	$51,595	$4,300	$992	$25

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