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

A Museum Educator's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,320 for beginners, reaching about $50,813 at mid-level, and approach $53,197 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Museum Educator?

Museum Educator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Museum Educator roles are District of Columbia $56,260, California $56,047, Massachusetts $55,300. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Museum Educator roles make?

Salaries for Museum Educator level roles vary by specialization: Museum Manager: $101,616; Museum Registrar: $97,061; Museum Director: $91,500; Museum Coordinator: $67,400; Museum Specialist: $66,676.

How do different companies affect a Museum Educator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Museum Educator roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Museum Educator Salary in the United States

How much does a Museum Educator make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Museum Educator in the United States is $50,813 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,200
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,746 to $57,297
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,222

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Museum Educator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,297	$4,775	$1,102	$28
Average	$50,813	$4,234	$977	$24
25th Percentile	$44,746	$3,729	$860	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Museum Educator Salaries

A Museum Educator'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Museum Educator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Museum Educator'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): $48,320
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,778
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,813
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,720
Expert (over 8 years): $53,197

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Museum Educator	$48,320
Intermediate Level Museum Educator	$48,778
Senior Level Museum Educator	$50,813
Specialist Level Museum Educator	$52,720
Expert Level Museum Educator	$53,197

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How Do Museum Educator 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 Educators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,260.
California: $56,047.
Massachusetts: $55,300.

District of Columbia $56,260 California $56,047 Massachusetts $55,300 Washington $55,097 New Jersey $55,076 Alaska $55,005 Connecticut $54,304 New York $54,020

Hawaii $53,110 Rhode Island $52,683 Maryland $52,393 Minnesota $51,997 Colorado $51,845 Illinois $51,794 Oregon $51,601 Delaware $51,459

New Hampshire $51,369 Virginia $51,169 Pennsylvania $50,585 Nevada $50,290 North Dakota $50,193 Michigan $50,041 Wisconsin $49,985 Vermont $49,873

Texas $49,563 Maine $49,543 Arizona $49,512 Ohio $49,477 Georgia $49,009 Indiana $48,776 Wyoming $48,730 Utah $48,659

Iowa $48,628 Kansas $48,384 Louisiana $48,313 North Carolina $48,288 Missouri $48,278 Florida $48,079 Montana $47,973 Nebraska $47,871

Kentucky $47,815 South Carolina $47,612 Tennessee $47,485 Idaho $47,434 New Mexico $47,063 Oklahoma $46,982 Alabama $46,682 South Dakota $46,179

Arkansas $45,905 West Virginia $45,757 Mississippi $45,315

Top Paying Cities for Museum Educators

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:

San Jose: $64,091
San Francisco: $63,389
Oakland: $62,053

San Jose, CA $64,091

San Francisco, CA $63,389

Oakland, CA $62,053

New York, NY $58,506

Paramus, NJ $57,794

Queens Village, NY $57,792

Passaic, NJ $57,744

Bergenfield, NJ $57,739

Stamford, CT $57,627

Huntington, NY $57,606

Newark, NJ $57,231

Bridgeport, CT $57,124

Vallejo, CA $57,023

New Brunswick, NJ $57,002

Petaluma, CA $56,972

Middlesex, NJ $56,875

Somerset, NJ $56,840

Santa Cruz, CA $56,774

Boston, MA $56,464

Monterey, CA $56,285

Seattle, WA $56,169

Santa Rosa, CA $56,159

Los Angeles, CA $56,144

Juneau, AK $56,011

Washington, DC $55,955

Orange, CA $55,775

Santa Ana, CA $55,640

Long Beach, CA $55,590

Anaheim, CA $55,579

Anchorage, AK $55,554

Santa Maria, CA $55,402

Everett, WA $55,391

Danbury, CT $55,213

Bremerton, WA $55,142

Tacoma, WA $54,960

New Suffolk, NY $54,959

Sacramento, CA $54,944

Santa Barbara, CA $54,888

Trenton, NJ $54,833

San Diego, CA $54,833

Brockton, MA $54,777

Fairbanks, AK $54,652

Lompoc, CA $54,523

Lowell, MA $54,481

Ventura, CA $54,472

Nashua, NH $54,462

Stockton, CA $54,457

Modesto, CA $54,086

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,974

Olympia, WA $53,877

Kennewick, WA $53,877

New Haven, CT $53,857

Lawrence, MA $53,674

Hartford, CT $53,623

Riverside, CA $53,613

New Bedford, MA $53,562

Richland, WA $53,562

Bakersfield, CA $53,491

San Bernardino, CA $53,471

New Britain, CT $53,466

Atlantic City, NJ $53,466

New London, CT $53,445

Norwich, CT $53,430

Portsmouth, NH $53,420

Boulder, CO $53,312

Portland, OR $53,242

Worcester, MA $53,237

Minneapolis, MN $53,079

Philadelphia, PA $53,008

Honolulu, HI $52,841

Saint Paul, MN $52,816

Vineland, NJ $52,805

Providence, RI $52,658

Chicago, IL $52,510

Bellingham, WA $52,449

Springfield, MA $52,409

Baltimore, MD $52,393

Chico, CA $52,266

Pittsfield, MA $52,129

Manchester, NH $52,033

Spokane, WA $51,809

Denver, CO $51,804

Albany, NY $51,565

Troy, NY $51,545

Nassau, NY $51,491

Schenectady, NY $51,438

Wilmington, DE $51,398

Burlington, VT $51,326

Salem, OR $51,306

Portland, ME $51,149

Yakima, WA $51,098

Rochester, MN $50,940

Reno, NV $50,915

Fresno, CA $50,915

Milwaukee, WI $50,869

Detroit, MI $50,818

Ann Arbor, MI $50,810

Allentown, PA $50,803

Colorado Springs, CO $50,717

Syracuse, NY $50,691

Carson City, NV $50,691

Houston, TX $50,620

Eugene, OR $50,595

Gary, IN $50,534

Springfield, OR $50,493

Bismarck, ND $50,483

Galveston, TX $50,447

Medford, OR $50,371

Fort Collins, CO $50,351

Concord, NH $50,325

Austin, TX $50,310

Mesa, AZ $50,203

Reading, PA $50,198

Phoenix, AZ $50,193

Dallas, TX $50,178

Saint Cloud, MN $50,129

Madison, WI $50,061

Utica, NY $49,924

Rochester, NY $49,843

Des Moines, IA $49,838

Raleigh, NC $49,833

Atlanta, GA $49,756

Battle Creek, MI $49,741

Salt Lake City, UT $49,726

Lancaster, PA $49,650

Harrisburg, PA $49,578

Kansas City, MO $49,528

Champaign, IL $49,517

Kansas City, KS $49,517

Fort Worth, TX $49,512

Columbus, OH $49,504

Boca Raton, FL $49,492

Pittsburgh, PA $49,472

Richmond, VA $49,451

Indianapolis, IN $49,441

Cleveland, OH $49,436

Las Vegas, NV $49,375

Cincinnati, OH $49,375

Petersburg, VA $49,299

Huntsville, AL $49,223

Lansing, MI $49,189

Lebanon, PA $49,182

Pueblo, CO $49,177

Appleton, WI $49,162

Buffalo, NY $49,141

Dayton, OH $49,126

Racine, WI $49,116

Charlotte, NC $49,111

Saint Louis, MO $49,096

York, PA $49,065

Elkhart, IN $49,065

Gastonia, NC $49,056

Billings, MT $49,043

Beaumont, TX $49,030

Lorain, OH $49,019

Benton Harbor, MI $49,009

Toledo, OH $48,999

Binghamton, NY $48,974

Rock Hill, SC $48,969

Rockford, IL $48,943

Springfield, IL $48,923

Elyria, OH $48,918

Fargo, ND $48,918

Flagstaff, AZ $48,882

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,852

Duluth, MN $48,821

Miami, FL $48,821

Cheyenne, WY $48,786

Grand Forks, ND $48,786

Bangor, ME $48,674

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,618

Durham, NC $48,597

Louisville, KY $48,593

Grand Rapids, MI $48,583

Hialeah, FL $48,577

Casper, WY $48,506

Scranton, PA $48,445

New Orleans, LA $48,430

Virginia Beach, VA $48,425

Akron, OH $48,400

Peoria, IL $48,334

Sarasota, FL $48,323

Nashville, TN $48,288

Omaha, NE $48,288

Green Bay, WI $48,288

Baton Rouge, LA $48,262

Charleston, SC $48,252

Jamestown, NY $48,227

Davenport, IA $48,227

Tucson, AZ $48,201

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,171

Tampa, FL $48,161

Evansville, IN $48,130

Port Arthur, TX $48,130

Bradenton, FL $48,110

Santa Fe, NM $48,018

Orlando, FL $47,927

Clearwater, FL $47,912

Canton, OH $47,805

La Crosse, WI $47,805

Albuquerque, NM $47,775

Newport News, VA $47,769

High Point, NC $47,754

Ogden, UT $47,734

Corpus Christi, TX $47,693

Norfolk, VA $47,663

Laramie, WY $47,663

Rock Island, IL $47,632

Saginaw, MI $47,622

Jacksonville, FL $47,617

Salisbury, NC $47,607

Boise, ID $47,597

Moline, IL $47,571

Fort Myers, FL $47,556

Memphis, TN $47,546

Tulsa, OK $47,521

Waterloo, IA $47,490

Spartanburg, SC $47,439

Lincoln, NE $47,414

Fort Wayne, IN $47,404

Provo, UT $47,399

Cedar Falls, IA $47,338

San Antonio, TX $47,317

Greensboro, NC $47,297

South Bend, IN $47,292

Savannah, GA $47,236

Muskegon, MI $47,216

Birmingham, AL $47,211

Winston Salem, NC $47,186

Lake Charles, LA $47,063

Anderson, IN $47,053

Lexington, KY $47,038

Augusta, GA $47,023

Greenville, SC $47,023

Lima, OH $46,982

Wichita, KS $46,977

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,977

Columbia, SC $46,931

Springfield, OH $46,921

Asheville, NC $46,840

Bloomington, IN $46,804

Knoxville, TN $46,621

Shreveport, LA $46,616

Wilmington, NC $46,550

Roanoke, VA $46,550

Topeka, KS $46,459

Frankfort, KY $46,453

Oklahoma City, OK $46,418

Chillicothe, OH $46,398

Longview, TX $46,392

Melbourne, FL $46,387

Sioux Falls, SD $46,306

Mobile, AL $46,301

Terre Haute, IN $46,281

Altoona, PA $46,250

Amarillo, TX $46,215

Killeen, TX $46,199

Fayetteville, AR $46,159

Chattanooga, TN $46,143

Sioux City, IA $46,098

Idaho Falls, ID $46,088

Lynchburg, VA $46,047

Gainesville, FL $45,981

Portsmouth, OH $45,955

Little Rock, AR $45,945

Lafayette, LA $45,925

Youngstown, OH $45,925

Daytona Beach, FL $45,894

Clarksville, TN $45,889

Pensacola, FL $45,884

Temple, TX $45,881

Hopkinsville, KY $45,732

Erie, PA $45,722

Florence, SC $45,701

Charleston, WV $45,620

Great Falls, MT $45,595

Macon, GA $45,524

Tallahassee, FL $45,518

Fayetteville, NC $45,508

Waco, TX $45,498

Helena, MT $45,463

Pine Bluff, AR $45,443

Vincennes, IN $45,381

Lubbock, TX $45,361

Alamogordo, NM $45,330

Twin Falls, ID $45,285

Rapid City, SD $45,269

Jackson, MS $45,178

Huntington, WV $45,174

Greenville, MS $45,173

Parkersburg, WV $45,121

Montgomery, AL $45,112

Wichita Falls, TX $45,061

Springfield, MO $45,061

Biloxi, MS $45,036

Monroe, LA $44,985

Johnstown, PA $44,949

Sumter, SC $44,929

Columbus, GA $44,924

Pascagoula, MS $44,827

Abilene, TX $44,827

Kingsport, TN $44,695

Albany, GA $44,695

Gulfport, MS $44,680

Alexandria, LA $44,512

Fort Smith, AR $44,385

El Paso, TX $44,248

Las Cruces, NM $44,019

Harlingen, TX $43,890

Pocatello, ID $43,882

Florence, AL $43,816

Brownsville, TX $43,806

Mcallen, TX $43,699

Dothan, AL $43,628

Columbus, MS $43,326

Altus, OK $43,090

Lawton, OK $42,993

Pierre, SD $42,810

What Skills Can Increase a Museum Educator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.4% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
CPR (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.4%
Microsoft Office	2.43%
CPR	1.74%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Museum Educator's salary.

Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Patient Care	$59,451	17%
Project Management	$58,943	16%
Leadership	$54,370	7%
Analysis	$54,370	7%
Empowerment	$53,354	5%
Critical Thinking	$53,354	5%

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How Education impacts a Museum Educator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Museum Educators enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Museum Educator with a No Diploma is between $51,778 and $56,069).

Museum Educator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Museum Educator

No Diploma 1.5%

High School 1.5%

Associates 2.6%

Bachelors 35.7%

Masters 56.6%

Doctorate 3.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.5%
High School	1.5%
Associates	2.6%
Bachelors	35.7%
Masters	56.6%
Doctorate	3.7%

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Museum Educator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Museum Educator'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 June 01, 2026

$44,746

Average $50,813/year

$57,297

$3,729

Average $4,234/month

$4,775

$860

Average $977/week

$1,102

$22

Average $24/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,297	$4,775	$1,102	$28
Average	$50,813	$4,234	$977	$24
25th Percentile	$44,746	$3,729	$860	$22

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Salary Trends for Museum Educator

Salaries for a Museum Educator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $51,807 in 2023 to around $51,386 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Museum Educator salary trends, .

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2024

$51,646

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