What are the main factors that influence a Museum Tour Guide's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Museum Tour Guide's salary?

A Museum Tour Guide's salary grows with experience: a Museum Tour Guide (1-3 years)earns $45,117, a Branch Service Representative III (3-5 years)earns $49,890, a Branch Service Supervisor (5+ years)earns $56,210, a Branch Service Manager (5+ years)earns $73,392, a Regional Support Manager (5+ years)earns $85,315,

What are the highest paying states for a Museum Tour Guide?

Museum Tour Guide salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Museum Tour Guide roles are District of Columbia $52,158, California $51,960, Massachusetts $51,267. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Museum Tour Guide roles make?

Salaries for Museum Tour Guide level roles vary by specialization: Tour Guide: $64,543; Guide: $63,647; Museum Curator: $63,010; Ghost Tour Guide/Storyteller: $56,006; Kayak Tour Guide: $55,230.

Museum Tour Guide Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Museum Tour Guide make in Nebraska?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Museum Tour Guide in Nebraska is $44,380 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,202
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,844 to $48,474
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,625

10% $37,625

50% (Median) $44,380

90% $52,202

Museum Tour Guide Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,474	$4,040	$932	$23
Average	$44,380	$3,698	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$40,844	$3,404	$785	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Museum Tour Guide Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Museum Tour Guide Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Museum Tour Guide's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,117
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,890
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,210
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,392
Expert (over 8 years): $85,315

Levels	Salary
Museum To... Level Museum Tour Guide	$45,117
Branch Se... Level Museum Tour Guide	$49,890
Branch Se... Level Museum Tour Guide	$56,210
Branch Se... Level Museum Tour Guide	$73,392
Regional ... Level Museum Tour Guide	$85,315

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How Do Museum Tour Guide 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 Tour Guides. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,158.
California: $51,960.
Massachusetts: $51,267.

District of Columbia $52,158 California $51,960 Massachusetts $51,267 Washington $51,079 New Jersey $51,060 Alaska $50,994 Connecticut $50,344 New York $50,080

Hawaii $49,237 Rhode Island $48,841 Maryland $48,573 Minnesota $48,205 Colorado $48,064 Illinois $48,017 Oregon $47,838 Delaware $47,706

New Hampshire $47,623 Virginia $47,438 Pennsylvania $46,896 Nevada $46,623 North Dakota $46,533 Michigan $46,392 Wisconsin $46,340 Vermont $46,236

Texas $45,949 Maine $45,930 Arizona $45,902 Ohio $45,869 Georgia $45,435 Indiana $45,219 Wyoming $45,176 Utah $45,110

Iowa $45,082 Kansas $44,856 Louisiana $44,790 North Carolina $44,767 Missouri $44,757 Florida $44,573 Montana $44,474 Nebraska $44,380

Kentucky $44,328 South Carolina $44,140 Tennessee $44,022 Idaho $43,975 New Mexico $43,631 Oklahoma $43,556 Alabama $43,278 South Dakota $42,812

Arkansas $42,557 West Virginia $42,421 Mississippi $42,011

Top Paying Cities for Museum Tour Guides

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:

Offutt A F B: $44,760
La Vista: $44,760
Adams: $43,957

Offutt A F B, NE $44,760 La Vista, NE $44,760 Adams, NE $43,957 Alexandria, NE $43,757 Alvo, NE $44,038 Auburn, NE $43,896 Avoca, NE $44,138 Barneston, NE $43,949

Beatrice, NE $43,917 Beaver Crossing, NE $43,907 Bee, NE $43,967 Belvidere, NE $43,741 Benedict, NE $43,819 Bennet, NE $43,963 Blue Springs, NE $43,811 Bradshaw, NE $43,802

Brock, NE $43,864 Brownville, NE $43,853 Bruning, NE $43,779 Burchard, NE $43,727 Burr, NE $43,995 Byron, NE $43,697 Carleton, NE $43,746 Chester, NE $43,729

Clatonia, NE $43,941 Cook, NE $44,000 Cordova, NE $43,892 Cortland, NE $43,946 Crab Orchard, NE $43,945 Crete, NE $43,947 Davenport, NE $43,748 Davey, NE $43,965

Dawson, NE $43,740 Daykin, NE $43,793 Denton, NE $43,957 Deshler, NE $43,789 De Witt, NE $43,892 Diller, NE $43,774 Dorchester, NE $43,912 Douglas, NE $43,976

Du Bois, NE $43,713 Dunbar, NE $44,079 Eagle, NE $43,987 Elk Creek, NE $43,811 Elmwood, NE $44,068 Endicott, NE $43,735 Exeter, NE $43,819 Fairbury, NE $43,822

Fairmont, NE $43,807 Falls City, NE $43,815 Filley, NE $43,880 Firth, NE $43,954 Friend, NE $43,893 Garland, NE $43,960 Geneva, NE $43,845 Gilead, NE $43,794

Goehner, NE $43,914 Grafton, NE $43,764 Greenwood, NE $44,059 Gresham, NE $43,837 Wilcox, NE $43,717 Alma, NE $43,732 Arapahoe, NE $43,713 Atlanta, NE $43,904

Axtell, NE $43,743 Ayr, NE $43,741 Beaver City, NE $43,674 Bertrand, NE $43,712 Bladen, NE $43,703 Bloomington, NE $43,670 Blue Hill, NE $43,749 Campbell, NE $43,708

Clay Center, NE $43,784 Deweese, NE $43,733 Edgar, NE $43,742 Edison, NE $43,655 Elwood, NE $43,713 Fairfield, NE $43,751 Franklin, NE $43,724 Funk, NE $43,712

Glenvil, NE $43,750 Guide Rock, NE $43,684 Hardy, NE $43,700 Harvard, NE $43,777 Heartwell, NE $43,717 Hendley, NE $43,662 Hildreth, NE $43,717 Holbrook, NE $43,665

Holdrege, NE $43,782 Holstein, NE $43,728 Inavale, NE $43,663 Inland, NE $43,754 Juniata, NE $43,793 Kenesaw, NE $43,765 Lawrence, NE $43,730 Loomis, NE $43,720

Minden, NE $43,765 Naponee, NE $43,680 Nelson, NE $43,731 Oak, NE $43,733 Orleans, NE $43,687 Oxford, NE $43,700 Ragan, NE $43,715 Red Cloud, NE $43,730

Republican City, NE $43,678 Riverton, NE $43,641 Roseland, NE $43,752 Ruskin, NE $43,724 Saronville, NE $43,750 Smithfield, NE $43,690 Stamford, NE $43,653 Superior, NE $43,757

Sutton, NE $43,801 Trumbull, NE $43,767 Upland, NE $43,694 Bellwood, NE $43,895 Mc Cook, NE $43,733 Bartley, NE $43,653 Benkelman, NE $43,641 Cambridge, NE $43,687

Champion, NE $43,709 Culbertson, NE $43,656 Curtis, NE $43,676 Danbury, NE $43,632 Enders, NE $43,603 Eustis, NE $43,680 Farnam, NE $43,637 Haigler, NE $43,645

Hayes Center, NE $43,611 Imperial, NE $43,717 Indianola, NE $43,670 Lebanon, NE $43,635 Max, NE $43,609 Maywood, NE $43,635 Moorefield, NE $43,619 Palisade, NE $43,641

Parks, NE $43,578 Stockville, NE $43,546 Stratton, NE $43,625 Trenton, NE $43,651 Wauneta, NE $43,636 Wilsonville, NE $43,625 North Platte, NE $43,767 Arnold, NE $43,647

Arthur, NE $43,512 Big Springs, NE $43,687 Brady, NE $43,660 Broadwater, NE $43,559 Brule, NE $43,677 Bushnell, NE $43,826 Chappell, NE $43,716 Cozad, NE $43,750

Dalton, NE $43,587 Dickens, NE $43,582 Dix, NE $43,666 Elsie, NE $43,597 Elsmere, NE $43,524 Gothenburg, NE $43,727 Grant, NE $43,719 Abie, NE $44,046

Arlington, NE $44,490 Ashland, NE $44,226 Bancroft, NE $43,747 Bellevue, NE $44,763 Bennington, NE $44,704 Blair, NE $44,576 Boys Town, NE $44,758 Bruno, NE $44,035

Cedar Bluffs, NE $44,189 Cedar Creek, NE $44,587 Ceresco, NE $43,997 Colon, NE $44,179 Craig, NE $43,903 Decatur, NE $43,768 Elkhorn, NE $44,668 Fort Calhoun, NE $44,713

Fremont, NE $44,360 Gretna, NE $44,517 Herman, NE $44,412 Homer, NE $42,884 Hooper, NE $44,261 Ithaca, NE $44,128 Kennard, NE $44,617 Linwood, NE $43,904

Louisville, NE $44,486 Lyons, NE $43,797 Macy, NE $43,363 Malmo, NE $44,098 Mead, NE $44,283 Memphis, NE $44,178 Hallam, NE $43,948 Hebron, NE $43,774

Henderson, NE $43,834 Hickman, NE $43,957 Hubbell, NE $43,703 Humboldt, NE $43,790 Jansen, NE $43,798 Johnson, NE $43,878 Julian, NE $43,969 Lewiston, NE $43,826

Liberty, NE $43,733 Lorton, NE $44,124 Mc Cool Junction, NE $43,851 Malcolm, NE $43,960 Manley, NE $44,314 Martell, NE $43,954 Milford, NE $43,949 Milligan, NE $43,806

Murdock, NE $44,174 Murray, NE $44,476 Nebraska City, NE $44,030 Nehawka, NE $44,327 Nemaha, NE $43,801 Odell, NE $43,774 Ohiowa, NE $43,780 Otoe, NE $44,115

Palmyra, NE $43,988 Panama, NE $43,962 Pawnee City, NE $43,767 Peru, NE $43,923 Pickrell, NE $43,940 Pleasant Dale, NE $43,955 Plymouth, NE $43,829 Raymond, NE $43,962

Reynolds, NE $43,709 Roca, NE $43,959 Rulo, NE $43,732 Salem, NE $43,706 Seward, NE $43,955 Shickley, NE $43,770 Shubert, NE $43,762 Sprague, NE $43,954

Staplehurst, NE $43,961 Steele City, NE $43,735 Steinauer, NE $43,778 Stella, NE $43,787 Sterling, NE $43,970 Strang, NE $43,752 Swanton, NE $43,882 Syracuse, NE $44,051

Table Rock, NE $43,801 Talmage, NE $43,904 Tecumseh, NE $43,902 Ong, NE $43,746 Tobias, NE $43,780 Unadilla, NE $44,020 Union, NE $44,349 Utica, NE $43,906

Verdon, NE $43,765 Virginia, NE $43,798 Waco, NE $43,833 Walton, NE $43,964 Waverly, NE $43,988 Weeping Water, NE $44,280 Western, NE $43,873 Wilber, NE $43,904

Wymore, NE $43,814 York, NE $43,904 Lincoln, NE $43,956 Nickerson, NE $44,368 Oakland, NE $43,892 Papillion, NE $44,752 Pender, NE $43,623 Plattsmouth, NE $44,608

Prague, NE $44,067 Rosalie, NE $43,514 St Columbans, NE $44,763 Scribner, NE $43,924 South Bend, NE $44,357 Springfield, NE $44,599 Tekamah, NE $44,113 Thurston, NE $43,176

Uehling, NE $44,035 Valley, NE $44,532 Valparaiso, NE $43,983 Wahoo, NE $44,106 Walthill, NE $43,249 Washington, NE $44,670 Waterloo, NE $44,565 Weston, NE $44,041

Winnebago, NE $43,013 Winslow, NE $44,295 Yutan, NE $44,403 Omaha, NE $44,767 Brainard, NE $44,002 Cedar Rapids, NE $43,774 Clarks, NE $43,799 Clarkson, NE $43,866

Creston, NE $43,880 David City, NE $44,002 Dodge, NE $43,886 Duncan, NE $43,941 Dwight, NE $43,979 Elgin, NE $43,811 Ericson, NE $43,705 Fullerton, NE $43,814

Genoa, NE $43,840 Howells, NE $43,871 Humphrey, NE $43,888 Leigh, NE $43,874 Lindsay, NE $43,856 Monroe, NE $43,847 Morse Bluff, NE $43,952 North Bend, NE $43,975

Osceola, NE $43,845 Petersburg, NE $43,800 Platte Center, NE $43,874 Polk, NE $43,817 Primrose, NE $43,766 Rising City, NE $43,865 Rogers, NE $43,875 Saint Edward, NE $43,831

Schuyler, NE $43,970 Shelby, NE $43,864 Silver Creek, NE $43,811 Snyder, NE $44,079 Spalding, NE $43,759 Stromsburg, NE $43,859 Surprise, NE $43,967 Ulysses, NE $43,969

Norfolk, NE $44,042 Allen, NE $43,131 Amelia, NE $43,633 Atkinson, NE $43,719 Bassett, NE $43,642 Battle Creek, NE $43,952 Beemer, NE $43,839 Belden, NE $43,694

Gurley, NE $43,649 Columbus, NE $43,975 Albion, NE $43,836 Ames, NE $44,217 Bartlett, NE $43,689 Belgrade, NE $43,763 Bloomfield, NE $43,802 Halsey, NE $43,590

Hershey, NE $43,659 Keystone, NE $43,566 Kimball, NE $43,789 Lemoyne, NE $43,599 Lewellen, NE $43,551 Lisco, NE $43,504 Lodgepole, NE $43,668 Madrid, NE $43,629

Maxwell, NE $43,640 Mullen, NE $43,510 Ogallala, NE $43,733 Oshkosh, NE $43,588 Paxton, NE $43,613 Potter, NE $43,631 Purdum, NE $43,566 Sidney, NE $43,810

Seneca, NE $43,543 Stapleton, NE $43,597 Sutherland, NE $43,633 Thedford, NE $43,563 Tryon, NE $43,529 Venango, NE $43,717 Wallace, NE $43,634 Wellfleet, NE $43,625

Willow Island, NE $43,721 Valentine, NE $43,609 Ainsworth, NE $43,679 Cody, NE $43,509 Crookston, NE $43,583 Johnstown, NE $43,564 Kilgore, NE $43,531 Long Pine, NE $43,669

Merriman, NE $43,479 Nenzel, NE $43,483 Sparks, NE $43,568 Wood Lake, NE $43,546 Alliance, NE $43,636 Angora, NE $43,500 Ashby, NE $43,455 Bayard, NE $43,638

Bingham, NE $43,451 Bridgeport, NE $43,631 Chadron, NE $43,621 Crawford, NE $43,639 Ellsworth, NE $43,445 Gering, NE $43,775 Gordon, NE $43,529 Harrisburg, NE $43,596

Harrison, NE $43,605 Hay Springs, NE $43,573 Hemingford, NE $43,587 Hyannis, NE $43,480 Lakeside, NE $43,452 Lyman, NE $43,731 Mcgrew, NE $43,839 Marsland, NE $43,487

Melbeta, NE $43,911 Minatare, NE $43,671 Mitchell, NE $43,729 Morrill, NE $43,783 Rushville, NE $43,577 Scottsbluff, NE $43,785 Whiteclay, NE $43,513 Whitman, NE $43,442

Whitney, NE $43,534 Verdigre, NE $43,763 Wakefield, NE $43,304 Waterbury, NE $42,992 Wausa, NE $43,835 Wayne, NE $43,723 West Point, NE $43,890 Winnetoon, NE $43,774

Winside, NE $43,779 Wisner, NE $43,803 Wynot, NE $43,619 Grand Island, NE $43,935 Alda, NE $43,840 Amherst, NE $43,710 Anselmo, NE $43,616 Ansley, NE $43,692

Arcadia, NE $43,692 Archer, NE $43,754 Ashton, NE $43,718 Aurora, NE $43,834 Boelus, NE $43,758 Brewster, NE $43,596 Broken Bow, NE $43,732 Burwell, NE $43,685

Cairo, NE $43,782 Bristow, NE $43,680 Brunswick, NE $43,800 Butte, NE $43,708 Carroll, NE $43,709 Center, NE $43,766 Chambers, NE $43,722 Clearwater, NE $43,797

Coleridge, NE $43,668 Concord, NE $43,253 Creighton, NE $43,835 Crofton, NE $43,814 Dakota City, NE $42,776 Dixon, NE $43,275 Emerson, NE $43,110 Emmet, NE $43,720

Ewing, NE $43,738 Fordyce, NE $43,771 Hadar, NE $44,029 Hartington, NE $43,711 Hoskins, NE $43,852 Hubbard, NE $42,907 Inman, NE $43,771 Jackson, NE $42,867

Laurel, NE $43,600 Lynch, NE $43,686 Mclean, NE $43,832 Madison, NE $43,924 Magnet, NE $43,904 Maskell, NE $43,724 Meadow Grove, NE $43,860 Mills, NE $43,569

Naper, NE $43,654 Neligh, NE $43,868 Newcastle, NE $43,263 Newman Grove, NE $43,862 Newport, NE $43,615 Niobrara, NE $43,782 Oakdale, NE $43,840 Oneill, NE $43,782

Orchard, NE $43,788 Osmond, NE $43,863 Page, NE $43,759 Pierce, NE $43,908 Pilger, NE $43,812 Plainview, NE $43,857 Ponca, NE $43,035 Randolph, NE $43,774

Royal, NE $43,772 Saint Helena, NE $43,715 South Sioux City, NE $42,736 Spencer, NE $43,703 Springview, NE $43,605 Stanton, NE $43,903 Stuart, NE $43,697 Tilden, NE $43,874

Callaway, NE $43,667 Central City, NE $43,845 Chapman, NE $43,786 Comstock, NE $43,669 Dannebrog, NE $43,774 Doniphan, NE $43,797 Dunning, NE $43,572 Eddyville, NE $43,644

Elba, NE $43,732 Elm Creek, NE $43,739 Elyria, NE $43,702 Farwell, NE $43,741 Gibbon, NE $43,775 Giltner, NE $43,772 Greeley, NE $43,734 Hampton, NE $43,799

Hazard, NE $43,700 Kearney, NE $43,863 Hordville, NE $43,801 Lexington, NE $43,791 Litchfield, NE $43,693 Loup City, NE $43,737 Marquette, NE $43,798 Mason City, NE $43,665

Merna, NE $43,687 Miller, NE $43,687 North Loup, NE $43,725 Oconto, NE $43,638 Odessa, NE $43,853 Ord, NE $43,757 Overton, NE $43,725 Palmer, NE $43,768

Phillips, NE $43,799 Pleasanton, NE $43,732 Ravenna, NE $43,750 Riverdale, NE $43,746 Rockville, NE $43,705 Saint Libory, NE $43,795 Saint Paul, NE $43,808 Sargent, NE $43,682

Scotia, NE $43,733 Shelton, NE $43,774 Sumner, NE $43,673 Taylor, NE $43,648 Westerville, NE $43,671 Wolbach, NE $43,737 Wood River, NE $43,766 Hastings, NE $43,893

Museum Tour Guide Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Museum Tour Guide'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.

$40,844

Average $44,380/year

$48,474

$3,404

Average $3,698/month

$4,040

$785

Average $853/week

$932

$20

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,474	$4,040	$932	$23
Average	$44,380	$3,698	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$40,844	$3,404	$785	$20

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