Museum Research Worker Salary in Maine

How much does a Museum Research Worker make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Museum Research Worker in Maine is $60,378 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,723
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,352 to $74,691
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,314

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Museum Research Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,691	$6,224	$1,436	$36
Average	$60,378	$5,031	$1,161	$29
25th Percentile	$49,352	$4,113	$949	$24

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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:

Freedom: $59,422
Harmony: $59,396
Hartland: $59,473

Freedom, ME $59,422 Harmony, ME $59,396 Hartland, ME $59,473 Hinckley, ME $59,529 Jackman, ME $59,241 Kingfield, ME $59,579 Liberty, ME $59,531 Madison, ME $59,658

Monroe, ME $59,336 Morrill, ME $59,438 Newport, ME $59,344 New Portland, ME $59,671 New Sharon, ME $59,599 New Vineyard, ME $59,635 Norridgewock, ME $59,636 North Anson, ME $59,672

North Vassalboro, ME $59,779 Oakland, ME $59,656 Oquossoc, ME $59,457 Palmyra, ME $59,381 Phillips, ME $59,481 Pittsfield, ME $59,478 Plymouth, ME $59,351 Rangeley, ME $59,495

Portland, ME $62,335 Falmouth, ME $62,193 South Portland, ME $62,335 Cape Elizabeth, ME $62,211 Peaks Island, ME $62,271 Cumberland Foreside, ME $62,132 Auburn, ME $61,016 Andover, ME $59,479

Bethel, ME $59,579 Bryant Pond, ME $59,801 Buckfield, ME $60,067 Canton, ME $59,691 Durham, ME $61,401 Danville, ME $61,199 Dixfield, ME $59,567 Dryden, ME $59,636

East Andover, ME $59,497 East Dixfield, ME $59,664 East Livermore, ME $60,016 East Poland, ME $61,088 Stoneham, ME $59,828 East Wilton, ME $59,775 Greene, ME $60,548 Hanover, ME $59,528

Hebron, ME $60,493 Jay, ME $59,676 Lewiston, ME $60,983 Lisbon, ME $61,176 Lisbon Falls, ME $61,082 Livermore, ME $59,918 Livermore Falls, ME $59,879 Greenwood, ME $59,880

Mechanic Falls, ME $60,906 Mexico, ME $59,625 Minot, ME $60,679 Monmouth, ME $60,355 New Gloucester, ME $61,442 Newry, ME $59,417 North Jay, ME $59,647 Leeds, ME $60,209

North Monmouth, ME $60,267 North Turner, ME $60,167 North Waterford, ME $60,105 Norway, ME $60,298 Oxford, ME $60,621 Paris, ME $60,417 Poland, ME $61,098 Roxbury, ME $59,438

Rumford, ME $59,591 Sabattus, ME $60,716 South Paris, ME $60,334 Turner, ME $60,336 Wayne, ME $60,062 Weld, ME $59,482 West Bethel, ME $59,531 Bowdoin, ME $60,708

West Minot, ME $60,592 West Paris, ME $60,094 Peru, ME $59,714 West Poland, ME $61,051 Sumner, ME $59,903 Wilton, ME $59,638 Augusta, ME $59,805 Coopers Mills, ME $59,886

Dresden, ME $60,378 East Winthrop, ME $59,991 Farmingdale, ME $60,156 Gardiner, ME $60,265 Randolph, ME $60,156 Hallowell, ME $60,080 Jefferson, ME $59,680 Kents Hill, ME $59,803

Litchfield, ME $60,443 Manchester, ME $59,921 Mount Vernon, ME $59,659 Whitefield, ME $59,920 Palermo, ME $59,581 Sebasco Estates, ME $61,343 Readfield, ME $59,904 Saint Albans, ME $59,427

South Bristol, ME $60,422 Squirrel Island, ME $60,623 Trevett, ME $60,666 Waldoboro, ME $59,669 Walpole, ME $60,326 Washington, ME $59,519 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $60,731 Southport, ME $60,866

Wiscasset, ME $60,559 Woolwich, ME $60,702 Ellsworth, ME $59,277 Addison, ME $59,205 Gouldsboro, ME $59,257 Bar Harbor, ME $59,370 Beals, ME $59,271 Bernard, ME $59,390

Birch Harbor, ME $59,314 Blue Hill, ME $59,340 Brooklin, ME $59,342 Brooksville, ME $59,340 Calais, ME $59,183 Cherryfield, ME $59,116 Columbia Falls, ME $59,113 Corea, ME $59,261

Cranberry Isles, ME $59,274 Cutler, ME $59,117 Deer Isle, ME $59,396 Dennysville, ME $59,061 East Blue Hill, ME $59,343 East Machias, ME $59,117 Eastport, ME $59,292 Franklin, ME $59,264

Frenchboro, ME $59,241 Grand Lake Stream, ME $59,025 Hancock, ME $59,352 Harborside, ME $59,330 Harrington, ME $59,244 Hulls Cove, ME $59,371 Isle Au Haut, ME $59,241 Islesford, ME $59,364

Jonesboro, ME $59,165 Jonesport, ME $59,219 Little Deer Isle, ME $59,389 Lubec, ME $59,146 Bass Harbor, ME $59,391 Machias, ME $59,176 Machiasport, ME $59,205 Meddybemps, ME $59,025

Milbridge, ME $59,268 Mount Desert, ME $59,325 Northeast Harbor, ME $59,364 Sullivan, ME $59,272 Pembroke, ME $59,116 Perry, ME $59,170 Princeton, ME $59,022 Prospect Harbor, ME $59,321

Robbinston, ME $59,104 Salsbury Cove, ME $59,378 Sargentville, ME $59,358 Seal Cove, ME $59,327 Seal Harbor, ME $59,347 Sedgwick, ME $59,351 Sorrento, ME $59,327 Southwest Harbor, ME $59,379

Steuben, ME $59,235 Stonington, ME $59,402 Sunset, ME $59,197 Surry, ME $59,340 Swans Island, ME $59,287 Wesley, ME $58,948 Whiting, ME $59,100 Winter Harbor, ME $59,269

Baileyville, ME $59,082 Houlton, ME $58,959 Ashland, ME $58,874 Benedicta, ME $58,743 Blaine, ME $58,944 Bridgewater, ME $58,805 Caribou, ME $59,066 Clayton Lake, ME $58,958

Crouseville, ME $58,997 Eagle Lake, ME $58,940 Easton, ME $59,005 Estcourt Station, ME $58,983 Fort Fairfield, ME $59,036 Fort Kent, ME $59,062 Fort Kent Mills, ME $59,012 Frenchville, ME $59,079

Grand Isle, ME $58,997 Island Falls, ME $58,750 Limestone, ME $59,019 Madawaska, ME $59,177 Mapleton, ME $58,926 Richmond, ME $60,477 South China, ME $59,641 South Gardiner, ME $60,338

Vienna, ME $59,551 Windsor, ME $59,608 Winthrop, ME $60,160 Bangor, ME $59,319 Abbot, ME $59,329 Aurora, ME $59,007 Bradford, ME $59,292 Bradley, ME $59,293

Brewer, ME $59,316 Brookton, ME $58,807 Brownville, ME $59,121 Brownville Junction, ME $59,486 Bucksport, ME $59,311 Burlington, ME $59,100 Greenbush, ME $59,236 Carmel, ME $59,321

Castine, ME $59,444 Charleston, ME $59,303 Danforth, ME $58,905 Dover Foxcroft, ME $59,337 Corinth, ME $59,313 Eddington, ME $59,300 Holden, ME $59,305 East Millinocket, ME $59,057

East Orland, ME $59,305 Etna, ME $59,334 Exeter, ME $59,324 Frankfort, ME $59,322 Greenville, ME $58,980 Greenville Junction, ME $59,173 Guilford, ME $59,313 Hampden, ME $59,319

Howland, ME $59,178 Hudson, ME $59,309 Kenduskeag, ME $59,315 Kingman, ME $58,843 Lagrange, ME $59,248 Lambert Lake, ME $58,913 Lee, ME $59,086 Levant, ME $59,318

Lincoln, ME $59,082 Mattawamkeag, ME $58,889 Medway, ME $58,905 Milford, ME $59,284 Millinocket, ME $58,816 Milo, ME $59,233 Monson, ME $59,323 Olamon, ME $59,253

Old Town, ME $59,293 Orono, ME $59,309 Orient, ME $58,848 Orland, ME $59,306 Orrington, ME $59,313 Passadumkeag, ME $59,218 Penobscot, ME $59,307 Rockwood, ME $59,071

Sangerville, ME $59,365 Sebec, ME $59,270 Shirley Mills, ME $59,287 Springfield, ME $58,931 Stetson, ME $59,327 Stillwater, ME $59,311 Topsfield, ME $58,857 Vanceboro, ME $58,908

Waite, ME $58,939 West Enfield, ME $59,204 Winn, ME $58,968 Winterport, ME $59,319 Wytopitlock, ME $58,760 Bath, ME $61,123 Alna, ME $60,149 Boothbay, ME $60,558

Boothbay Harbor, ME $60,695 Bristol, ME $60,192 Chamberlain, ME $60,295 Damariscotta, ME $60,154 East Boothbay, ME $60,602 Friendship, ME $59,806 Georgetown, ME $61,045 Isle Of Springs, ME $60,560

Bremen, ME $60,025 Newcastle, ME $60,179 New Harbor, ME $60,390 Nobleboro, ME $59,940 Edgecomb, ME $60,383 Pemaquid, ME $60,331 Phippsburg, ME $61,291 Cushing, ME $59,610

Round Pond, ME $60,181 Sandy Point, ME $59,318 Searsmont, ME $59,459 Searsport, ME $59,327 Shawmut, ME $59,713 Skowhegan, ME $59,583 Smithfield, ME $59,614 Solon, ME $59,583

Stockton Springs, ME $59,318 Stratton, ME $59,533 Strong, ME $59,584 Temple, ME $59,562 West Forks, ME $59,218 Thorndike, ME $59,379 Troy, ME $59,362 Unity, ME $59,436

Vassalboro, ME $59,619 West Farmington, ME $59,792 Berwick, ME $63,370 Cape Neddick, ME $63,853 Eliot, ME $64,699 Kittery, ME $64,887 Kittery Point, ME $64,399 North Berwick, ME $62,881

Ogunquit, ME $63,452 South Berwick, ME $64,008 York, ME $64,374 York Beach, ME $64,065 York Harbor, ME $64,391 Acton, ME $61,087 Alfred, ME $61,952 Bailey Island, ME $61,699

Bar Mills, ME $61,853 Biddeford, ME $61,874 Biddeford Pool, ME $61,874 Bowdoinham, ME $60,665 Bridgton, ME $60,562 Brownfield, ME $60,508 Brunswick, ME $61,382 Bustins Island, ME $61,815

Cape Porpoise, ME $62,151 Casco, ME $61,282 Center Lovell, ME $60,115 Chebeague Island, ME $61,951 Cliff Island, ME $62,086 Cornish, ME $61,206 Cumberland Center, ME $62,015 Denmark, ME $60,499

East Baldwin, ME $61,362 Lebanon, ME $62,383 East Parsonsfield, ME $60,883 Sebago, ME $61,205 East Waterboro, ME $61,671 Freeport, ME $61,702 Fryeburg, ME $60,196 Gorham, ME $61,961

Gray, ME $61,583 Harrison, ME $60,230 Hiram, ME $61,016 Hollis Center, ME $61,748 Kennebunk, ME $62,198 Kennebunkport, ME $61,962 Parsonsfield, ME $60,881 Limerick, ME $61,445

Limington, ME $61,429 Long Island, ME $62,191 Lovell, ME $60,028 Moody, ME $62,962 Naples, ME $61,027 Newfield, ME $61,345 North Bridgton, ME $60,593 North Waterboro, ME $61,564

Windham, ME $61,899 Ocean Park, ME $61,922 Old Orchard Beach, ME $61,964 Orrs Island, ME $61,647 Porter, ME $60,676 Pownal, ME $61,606 Scarborough, ME $62,172 Raymond, ME $61,476

Saco, ME $61,926 Sanford, ME $62,241 Sebago Lake, ME $61,429 Shapleigh, ME $61,664 South Casco, ME $61,512 South Freeport, ME $61,671 Harpswell, ME $61,635 South Windham, ME $62,014

Springvale, ME $61,879 Standish, ME $61,686 Steep Falls, ME $61,553 Topsham, ME $61,171 Waterboro, ME $61,786 Waterford, ME $60,164 Wells, ME $62,840 West Baldwin, ME $61,253

Westbrook, ME $62,189 Buxton, ME $61,857 West Kennebunk, ME $62,166 West Newfield, ME $61,044 Yarmouth, ME $61,957 North Yarmouth, ME $61,828 Mars Hill, ME $59,002 Monticello, ME $58,883

New Limerick, ME $58,922 New Sweden, ME $59,001 Oakfield, ME $58,861 Oxbow, ME $58,621 Patten, ME $58,659 Perham, ME $58,960 Portage, ME $58,929 Presque Isle, ME $59,080

Saint Agatha, ME $59,051 Saint David, ME $59,038 Saint Francis, ME $58,959 Sheridan, ME $58,890 Sherman, ME $58,802 Stacyville, ME $58,729 Sinclair, ME $58,940 Smyrna Mills, ME $58,765

Wallagrass, ME $59,006 Stockholm, ME $58,949 Van Buren, ME $59,022 Washburn, ME $58,999 Westfield, ME $58,918 Rockland, ME $59,577 Camden, ME $59,571 Glen Cove, ME $59,552

Hope, ME $59,549 Islesboro, ME $59,396 Lincolnville, ME $59,445 Lincolnville Center, ME $59,447 Matinicus, ME $59,347 Monhegan, ME $59,980 North Haven, ME $59,388 Owls Head, ME $59,468

Port Clyde, ME $59,801 Rockport, ME $59,557 South Thomaston, ME $59,469 Spruce Head, ME $59,504 Tenants Harbor, ME $59,677 Thomaston, ME $59,512 Union, ME $59,546 Vinalhaven, ME $59,388

Warren, ME $59,484 West Rockport, ME $59,564 Waterville, ME $59,695 Albion, ME $59,601 Anson, ME $59,641 Athens, ME $59,475 Belfast, ME $59,446 Belgrade, ME $59,582

Belgrade Lakes, ME $59,521 Bingham, ME $59,470 Brooks, ME $59,348 Burnham, ME $59,407 Cambridge, ME $59,394 Canaan, ME $59,492 Caratunk, ME $59,357 China Village, ME $59,763

Clinton, ME $59,512 Corinna, ME $59,348 Detroit, ME $59,368 Dexter, ME $59,427 Dixmont, ME $59,340 East Newport, ME $59,346 East Vassalboro, ME $59,654 Eustis, ME $59,293

Fairfield, ME $59,613 Farmington, ME $59,661 Garland, ME $59,317 Farmington Falls, ME $59,758

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 $60,378. While startup companies pay approximate $60,378.

Museum Research Worker Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$60,378
Growth Stage	51~500	$60,378
Established	501~5000	$60,378
Enterprise	5000+	$60,378

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

$49,352

Average $60,378/year

$74,691

$4,113

Average $5,031/month

$6,224

$949

Average $1,161/week

$1,436

$24

Average $29/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,691	$6,224	$1,436	$36
Average	$60,378	$5,031	$1,161	$29
25th Percentile	$49,352	$4,113	$949	$24

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