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 $48,347 for beginners, reaching about $50,823 at mid-level, and approach $53,214 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 $56,272, California $56,058, Massachusetts $55,311. 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: $101,593; Museum Registrar: $96,963; Museum Director: $91,500; Museum Coordinator: $67,318; Museum Specialist: $66,687.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Museum Educator in the United States is $50,823 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): $63,246
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,806 to $57,326
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,328

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Museum Educator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,326	$4,777	$1,102	$28
Average	$50,823	$4,235	$977	$24
25th Percentile	$44,806	$3,734	$862	$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): $48,347
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,801
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,823
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,736
Expert (over 8 years): $53,214

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Museum Educator	$48,347
Intermediate Level Museum Educator	$48,801
Senior Level Museum Educator	$50,823
Specialist Level Museum Educator	$52,736
Expert Level Museum Educator	$53,214

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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: $56,272.
California: $56,058.
Massachusetts: $55,311.

District of Columbia $56,272 California $56,058 Massachusetts $55,311 Washington $55,108 New Jersey $55,087 Alaska $55,016 Connecticut $54,315 New York $54,030

Hawaii $53,121 Rhode Island $52,694 Maryland $52,404 Minnesota $52,007 Colorado $51,855 Illinois $51,804 Oregon $51,611 Delaware $51,469

New Hampshire $51,379 Virginia $51,179 Pennsylvania $50,595 Nevada $50,300 North Dakota $50,203 Michigan $50,051 Wisconsin $49,995 Vermont $49,883

Texas $49,573 Maine $49,553 Arizona $49,522 Ohio $49,487 Georgia $49,019 Indiana $48,785 Wyoming $48,740 Utah $48,668

Iowa $48,638 Kansas $48,394 Louisiana $48,323 North Carolina $48,297 Missouri $48,287 Florida $48,089 Montana $47,982 Nebraska $47,881

Kentucky $47,825 South Carolina $47,621 Tennessee $47,494 Idaho $47,444 New Mexico $47,073 Oklahoma $46,991 Alabama $46,691 South Dakota $46,188

Arkansas $45,914 West Virginia $45,766 Mississippi $45,324

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: $64,103
San Francisco: $63,473
Oakland: $62,065

San Jose, CA $64,103

San Francisco, CA $63,473

Oakland, CA $62,065

New York, NY $58,899

Queens Village, NY $58,518

Paramus, NJ $58,111

Passaic, NJ $58,061

Bergenfield, NJ $58,010

Stamford, CT $57,933

Huntington, NY $57,883

Newark, NJ $57,552

Bridgeport, CT $57,451

New Brunswick, NJ $57,283

Vallejo, CA $57,176

Middlesex, NJ $57,146

Somerset, NJ $57,100

Petaluma, CA $56,983

Santa Cruz, CA $56,785

Boston, MA $56,683

Monterey, CA $56,429

Fairbanks, AK $56,394

Los Angeles, CA $56,297

Washington, DC $56,272

Seattle, WA $56,180

Santa Rosa, CA $56,170

Juneau, AK $56,023

Orange, CA $55,855

Anchorage, AK $55,763

Anaheim, CA $55,728

Santa Ana, CA $55,652

Nassau, NY $55,621

Long Beach, CA $55,601

Danbury, CT $55,585

Santa Maria, CA $55,413

Everett, WA $55,402

Bremerton, WA $55,153

Trenton, NJ $55,057

Sacramento, CA $55,037

San Diego, CA $55,011

Brockton, MA $54,991

Tacoma, WA $54,970

Santa Barbara, CA $54,899

Lowell, MA $54,696

New Suffolk, NY $54,676

Nashua, NH $54,615

Lompoc, CA $54,533

Ventura, CA $54,483

Stockton, CA $54,467

New Haven, CT $54,366

Atlantic City, NJ $54,234

Hartford, CT $54,122

Modesto, CA $54,096

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,985

New Britain, CT $53,959

Olympia, WA $53,888

Kennewick, WA $53,888

New London, CT $53,878

Norwich, CT $53,863

Lawrence, MA $53,837

Bakersfield, CA $53,695

Riverside, CA $53,624

New Bedford, MA $53,624

Richland, WA $53,573

Portsmouth, NH $53,532

Vineland, NJ $53,522

San Bernardino, CA $53,481

Boulder, CO $53,339

Worcester, MA $53,298

Portland, OR $53,253

Saint Paul, MN $53,192

Minneapolis, MN $53,192

Philadelphia, PA $53,121

Honolulu, HI $52,851

Springfield, MA $52,673

Providence, RI $52,668

Chicago, IL $52,521

Bellingham, WA $52,460

Baltimore, MD $52,404

Chico, CA $52,277

Wilmington, DE $52,190

Pittsfield, MA $52,140

Manchester, NH $52,043

Spokane, WA $51,819

Denver, CO $51,814

Albany, NY $51,575

Troy, NY $51,555

Schenectady, NY $51,448

Burlington, VT $51,337

Portland, ME $51,159

Salem, OR $51,118

Yakima, WA $51,108

Ann Arbor, MI $51,093

Rochester, MN $50,950

Fresno, CA $50,925

Reno, NV $50,925

Milwaukee, WI $50,879

Detroit, MI $50,828

Allentown, PA $50,813

Carson City, NV $50,808

Houston, TX $50,732

Colorado Springs, CO $50,727

Syracuse, NY $50,701

Eugene, OR $50,605

Bismarck, ND $50,544

Gary, IN $50,544

Galveston, TX $50,544

Springfield, OR $50,503

Medford, OR $50,381

Fort Collins, CO $50,361

Austin, TX $50,320

Mesa, AZ $50,213

Phoenix, AZ $50,203

Dallas, TX $50,188

Reading, PA $50,158

Saint Cloud, MN $50,137

Concord, NH $50,091

Madison, WI $50,071

Utica, NY $49,934

Raleigh, NC $49,893

Las Vegas, NV $49,888

Rochester, NY $49,853

Des Moines, IA $49,847

Atlanta, GA $49,766

Battle Creek, MI $49,751

Salt Lake City, UT $49,736

Lancaster, PA $49,659

Champaign, IL $49,649

Harrisburg, PA $49,588

Durham, NC $49,543

Kansas City, MO $49,537

Kansas City, KS $49,527

Fort Worth, TX $49,522

Boca Raton, FL $49,502

Cleveland, OH $49,497

Columbus, OH $49,487

Pittsburgh, PA $49,482

Richmond, VA $49,461

Indianapolis, IN $49,451

Cincinnati, OH $49,385

Petersburg, VA $49,309

Billings, MT $49,197

Lansing, MI $49,197

Huntsville, AL $49,197

Lebanon, PA $49,192

Dayton, OH $49,187

Pueblo, CO $49,187

Appleton, WI $49,172

Buffalo, NY $49,151

Racine, WI $49,126

Charlotte, NC $49,121

Saint Louis, MO $49,105

Springfield, IL $49,085

Elkhart, IN $49,075

York, PA $49,075

Gastonia, NC $49,070

Benton Harbor, MI $49,070

Beaumont, TX $49,039

Lorain, OH $49,029

Toledo, OH $49,009

Binghamton, NY $48,983

Rock Hill, SC $48,978

Rockford, IL $48,953

Fargo, ND $48,928

Elyria, OH $48,928

Flagstaff, AZ $48,892

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,862

Miami, FL $48,831

Duluth, MN $48,750

Bangor, ME $48,684

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,628

Louisville, KY $48,602

Grand Rapids, MI $48,592

Hialeah, FL $48,587

Casper, WY $48,516

Scranton, PA $48,455

New Orleans, LA $48,440

Virginia Beach, VA $48,435

Akron, OH $48,409

Peoria, IL $48,343

Sarasota, FL $48,333

Green Bay, WI $48,297

Baton Rouge, LA $48,272

Charleston, SC $48,262

Nashville, TN $48,247

Jamestown, NY $48,236

Davenport, IA $48,236

Tucson, AZ $48,211

Cheyenne, WY $48,196

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,180

Tampa, FL $48,170

Omaha, NE $48,160

Port Arthur, TX $48,140

Evansville, IN $48,140

Bradenton, FL $48,120

Santa Fe, NM $48,028

Orlando, FL $47,977

Clearwater, FL $47,921

Canton, OH $47,815

La Crosse, WI $47,815

Grand Forks, ND $47,799

Albuquerque, NM $47,784

Tulsa, OK $47,784

Newport News, VA $47,779

High Point, NC $47,764

Ogden, UT $47,743

Corpus Christi, TX $47,703

Laramie, WY $47,672

Norfolk, VA $47,672

Rock Island, IL $47,642

Saginaw, MI $47,632

Jacksonville, FL $47,627

Salisbury, NC $47,616

Memphis, TN $47,606

Moline, IL $47,581

Fort Myers, FL $47,566

Waterloo, IA $47,499

Spartanburg, SC $47,449

Lincoln, NE $47,423

Fort Wayne, IN $47,413

Birmingham, AL $47,357

Cedar Falls, IA $47,347

Provo, UT $47,342

Springfield, OH $47,337

San Antonio, TX $47,327

Greensboro, NC $47,306

South Bend, IN $47,301

Winston Salem, NC $47,296

Boise, ID $47,281

Savannah, GA $47,245

Muskegon, MI $47,154

Lima, OH $47,093

Lake Charles, LA $47,073

Anderson, IN $47,062

Lexington, KY $47,047

Augusta, GA $47,032

Greenville, SC $47,032

Wichita, KS $46,986

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,986

Columbia, SC $46,940

Bloomington, IN $46,813

Roanoke, VA $46,783

Asheville, NC $46,717

Knoxville, TN $46,630

Shreveport, LA $46,625

Wilmington, NC $46,559

Frankfort, KY $46,463

Oklahoma City, OK $46,427

Chillicothe, OH $46,407

Longview, TX $46,402

Topeka, KS $46,386

Mobile, AL $46,310

Terre Haute, IN $46,290

Erie, PA $46,285

Altoona, PA $46,259

Melbourne, FL $46,244

Amarillo, TX $46,224

Killeen, TX $46,209

Fayetteville, AR $46,168

Sioux Falls, SD $46,132

Chattanooga, TN $46,102

Idaho Falls, ID $46,097

Gainesville, FL $45,990

Portsmouth, OH $45,965

Little Rock, AR $45,954

Lynchburg, VA $45,954

Lafayette, LA $45,934

Youngstown, OH $45,934

Temple, TX $45,914

Daytona Beach, FL $45,904

Clarksville, TN $45,899

Pensacola, FL $45,893

Hopkinsville, KY $45,741

Charleston, WV $45,736

Florence, SC $45,710

Sioux City, IA $45,680

Macon, GA $45,533

Tallahassee, FL $45,528

Fayetteville, NC $45,517

Waco, TX $45,507

Wichita Falls, TX $45,507

Pine Bluff, AR $45,487

Vincennes, IN $45,390

Lubbock, TX $45,370

Great Falls, MT $45,339

Alamogordo, NM $45,334

Abilene, TX $45,294

Rapid City, SD $45,228

Monroe, LA $45,228

Albany, GA $45,197

Huntington, WV $45,192

Jackson, MS $45,187

Greenville, MS $45,182

Parkersburg, WV $45,131

Montgomery, AL $45,121

Johnstown, PA $45,111

Springfield, MO $45,070

Biloxi, MS $45,045

Sumter, SC $44,938

Columbus, GA $44,933

Twin Falls, ID $44,902

Pascagoula, MS $44,836

Kingsport, TN $44,704

Gulfport, MS $44,689

Alexandria, LA $44,521

Fort Smith, AR $44,394

El Paso, TX $44,257

Helena, MT $44,191

Las Cruces, NM $44,028

Harlingen, TX $43,886

Pocatello, ID $43,840

Florence, AL $43,825

Brownsville, TX $43,815

Dothan, AL $43,733

Mcallen, TX $43,708

Columbus, MS $43,332

Altus, OK $43,098

Lawton, OK $43,002

Pierre, SD $42,819

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	$59,463	17%
Project Management	$58,955	16%
Leadership	$54,381	7%
Analysis	$54,381	7%
Empowerment	$53,364	5%
Critical Thinking	$53,364	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 January 01, 2026

$44,806

Average $50,823/year

$57,326

$3,734

Average $4,235/month

$4,777

$862

Average $977/week

$1,102

$22

Average $24/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,326	$4,777	$1,102	$28
Average	$50,823	$4,235	$977	$24
25th Percentile	$44,806	$3,734	$862	$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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