What are the main factors that influence an Art Handler's salary?

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

How does experience change An Art Handler's salary?

An Art Handler's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,403 for beginners, reaching about $63,099 at mid-level, and approach $68,266 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Art Handler?

Art Handler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Art Handler roles are District of Columbia $70,875, California $70,606, Massachusetts $69,665. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Art Handler roles make?

Salaries for Art Handler level roles vary by specialization: Art Director: $151,637; Art Manager: $111,064; Art Teacher and Art History: $51,802; Incident Handler: $48,530; Dog Handler: $47,738.

How do different companies affect an Art Handler's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Art Handler 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.

Art Handler Salary in the United States

How much does an Art Handler make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Art Handler in the United States is $64,012 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Art Handler's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,219
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,620 to $73,019
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,068

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Art Handler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,019	$6,085	$1,404	$35
Average	$64,012	$5,334	$1,231	$31
25th Percentile	$54,620	$4,552	$1,050	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Art Handler Salaries

An Art Handler'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 Art Handler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Art Handler'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): $61,403
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,795
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,099
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,113
Expert (over 8 years): $68,266

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Art Handler	$61,403
Intermediate Level Art Handler	$61,795
Senior Level Art Handler	$63,099
Specialist Level Art Handler	$67,113
Expert Level Art Handler	$68,266

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How Do Art Handler 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 Art Handlers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,875.
California: $70,606.
Massachusetts: $69,665.

District of Columbia $70,875 California $70,606 Massachusetts $69,665 Washington $69,409 New Jersey $69,383 Alaska $69,293 Connecticut $68,410 New York $68,052

Hawaii $66,906 Rhode Island $66,368 Maryland $66,003 Minnesota $65,504 Colorado $65,312 Illinois $65,248 Oregon $65,005 Delaware $64,825

New Hampshire $64,713 Virginia $64,460 Pennsylvania $63,724 Nevada $63,353 North Dakota $63,231 Michigan $63,039 Wisconsin $62,969 Vermont $62,828

Texas $62,438 Maine $62,412 Arizona $62,374 Ohio $62,329 Georgia $61,740 Indiana $61,446 Wyoming $61,388 Utah $61,298

Iowa $61,260 Kansas $60,953 Louisiana $60,863 North Carolina $60,831 Missouri $60,818 Florida $60,569 Montana $60,434 Nebraska $60,306

Kentucky $60,236 South Carolina $59,980 Tennessee $59,820 Idaho $59,756 New Mexico $59,288 Oklahoma $59,186 Alabama $58,808 South Dakota $58,174

Arkansas $57,829 West Virginia $57,643 Mississippi $57,086

Top Paying Cities for Art Handlers

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: $80,739
San Francisco: $79,945
Oakland: $78,172

San Jose, CA $80,739

San Francisco, CA $79,945

Oakland, CA $78,172

New York, NY $74,184

Queens Village, NY $73,704

Paramus, NJ $73,192

Passaic, NJ $73,128

Bergenfield, NJ $73,064

Stamford, CT $72,968

Huntington, NY $72,904

Newark, NJ $72,488

Bridgeport, CT $72,360

New Brunswick, NJ $72,148

Vallejo, CA $72,014

Middlesex, NJ $71,976

Somerset, NJ $71,918

Petaluma, CA $71,771

Santa Cruz, CA $71,521

Boston, MA $71,393

Monterey, CA $71,073

Fairbanks, AK $71,028

Los Angeles, CA $70,907

Washington, DC $70,875

Seattle, WA $70,759

Santa Rosa, CA $70,747

Juneau, AK $70,561

Orange, CA $70,350

Anchorage, AK $70,234

Anaheim, CA $70,190

Santa Ana, CA $70,094

Nassau, NY $70,055

Long Beach, CA $70,030

Danbury, CT $70,010

Santa Maria, CA $69,793

Everett, WA $69,780

Bremerton, WA $69,466

Trenton, NJ $69,345

Sacramento, CA $69,319

San Diego, CA $69,287

Brockton, MA $69,261

Tacoma, WA $69,236

Santa Barbara, CA $69,146

Lowell, MA $68,890

New Suffolk, NY $68,865

Nashua, NH $68,788

Lompoc, CA $68,685

Ventura, CA $68,621

Stockton, CA $68,602

New Haven, CT $68,474

Atlantic City, NJ $68,308

Hartford, CT $68,167

Modesto, CA $68,135

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,994

New Britain, CT $67,962

Olympia, WA $67,872

Kennewick, WA $67,872

New London, CT $67,860

Norwich, CT $67,840

Lawrence, MA $67,808

Bakersfield, CA $67,629

Riverside, CA $67,539

New Bedford, MA $67,539

Richland, WA $67,475

Portsmouth, NH $67,424

Vineland, NJ $67,411

San Bernardino, CA $67,360

Boulder, CO $67,181

Worcester, MA $67,130

Portland, OR $67,072

Saint Paul, MN $66,995

Minneapolis, MN $66,995

Philadelphia, PA $66,906

Honolulu, HI $66,566

Springfield, MA $66,342

Providence, RI $66,336

Chicago, IL $66,150

Bellingham, WA $66,074

Baltimore, MD $66,003

Chico, CA $65,843

Wilmington, DE $65,734

Pittsfield, MA $65,670

Manchester, NH $65,549

Spokane, WA $65,267

Denver, CO $65,261

Albany, NY $64,960

Troy, NY $64,934

Schenectady, NY $64,800

Burlington, VT $64,659

Portland, ME $64,435

Salem, OR $64,384

Yakima, WA $64,371

Ann Arbor, MI $64,352

Rochester, MN $64,172

Fresno, CA $64,140

Reno, NV $64,140

Milwaukee, WI $64,083

Detroit, MI $64,019

Allentown, PA $64,000

Carson City, NV $63,993

Houston, TX $63,897

Colorado Springs, CO $63,891

Syracuse, NY $63,859

Eugene, OR $63,737

Bismarck, ND $63,660

Gary, IN $63,660

Galveston, TX $63,660

Springfield, OR $63,609

Medford, OR $63,455

Fort Collins, CO $63,430

Austin, TX $63,379

Mesa, AZ $63,244

Phoenix, AZ $63,231

Dallas, TX $63,212

Reading, PA $63,174

Saint Cloud, MN $63,148

Concord, NH $63,091

Madison, WI $63,065

Utica, NY $62,892

Raleigh, NC $62,841

Las Vegas, NV $62,835

Rochester, NY $62,790

Des Moines, IA $62,783

Atlanta, GA $62,681

Battle Creek, MI $62,662

Salt Lake City, UT $62,643

Lancaster, PA $62,547

Champaign, IL $62,534

Harrisburg, PA $62,457

Durham, NC $62,399

Kansas City, MO $62,393

Kansas City, KS $62,380

Fort Worth, TX $62,374

Boca Raton, FL $62,348

Cleveland, OH $62,342

Columbus, OH $62,329

Pittsburgh, PA $62,322

Richmond, VA $62,297

Indianapolis, IN $62,284

Cincinnati, OH $62,201

Petersburg, VA $62,105

Billings, MT $61,964

Lansing, MI $61,964

Huntsville, AL $61,964

Lebanon, PA $61,958

Dayton, OH $61,951

Pueblo, CO $61,951

Appleton, WI $61,932

Buffalo, NY $61,906

Racine, WI $61,874

Charlotte, NC $61,868

Saint Louis, MO $61,849

Springfield, IL $61,823

Elkhart, IN $61,810

York, PA $61,810

Gastonia, NC $61,804

Benton Harbor, MI $61,804

Beaumont, TX $61,766

Lorain, OH $61,753

Toledo, OH $61,727

Binghamton, NY $61,695

Rock Hill, SC $61,689

Rockford, IL $61,657

Fargo, ND $61,625

Elyria, OH $61,625

Flagstaff, AZ $61,580

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,542

Miami, FL $61,503

Duluth, MN $61,401

Bangor, ME $61,317

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,247

Louisville, KY $61,215

Grand Rapids, MI $61,202

Hialeah, FL $61,196

Casper, WY $61,106

Scranton, PA $61,029

New Orleans, LA $61,010

Virginia Beach, VA $61,004

Akron, OH $60,972

Peoria, IL $60,889

Sarasota, FL $60,876

Green Bay, WI $60,831

Baton Rouge, LA $60,799

Charleston, SC $60,786

Nashville, TN $60,767

Jamestown, NY $60,754

Davenport, IA $60,754

Tucson, AZ $60,722

Cheyenne, WY $60,703

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,684

Tampa, FL $60,671

Omaha, NE $60,658

Port Arthur, TX $60,633

Evansville, IN $60,633

Bradenton, FL $60,607

Santa Fe, NM $60,492

Orlando, FL $60,428

Clearwater, FL $60,357

Canton, OH $60,223

La Crosse, WI $60,223

Grand Forks, ND $60,204

Albuquerque, NM $60,184

Tulsa, OK $60,184

Newport News, VA $60,178

High Point, NC $60,159

Ogden, UT $60,133

Corpus Christi, TX $60,082

Laramie, WY $60,044

Norfolk, VA $60,044

Rock Island, IL $60,005

Saginaw, MI $59,992

Jacksonville, FL $59,986

Salisbury, NC $59,973

Memphis, TN $59,960

Moline, IL $59,928

Fort Myers, FL $59,909

Waterloo, IA $59,826

Spartanburg, SC $59,762

Lincoln, NE $59,730

Fort Wayne, IN $59,717

Birmingham, AL $59,647

Cedar Falls, IA $59,634

Provo, UT $59,628

Springfield, OH $59,621

San Antonio, TX $59,608

Greensboro, NC $59,583

South Bend, IN $59,576

Winston Salem, NC $59,570

Boise, ID $59,551

Savannah, GA $59,506

Muskegon, MI $59,391

Lima, OH $59,314

Lake Charles, LA $59,288

Anderson, IN $59,275

Lexington, KY $59,256

Augusta, GA $59,237

Greenville, SC $59,237

Wichita, KS $59,179

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,179

Columbia, SC $59,122

Bloomington, IN $58,962

Roanoke, VA $58,923

Asheville, NC $58,840

Knoxville, TN $58,731

Shreveport, LA $58,725

Wilmington, NC $58,642

Frankfort, KY $58,520

Oklahoma City, OK $58,475

Chillicothe, OH $58,450

Longview, TX $58,443

Topeka, KS $58,424

Mobile, AL $58,328

Terre Haute, IN $58,302

Erie, PA $58,296

Altoona, PA $58,264

Melbourne, FL $58,245

Amarillo, TX $58,219

Killeen, TX $58,200

Fayetteville, AR $58,149

Sioux Falls, SD $58,104

Chattanooga, TN $58,066

Idaho Falls, ID $58,059

Gainesville, FL $57,925

Portsmouth, OH $57,893

Little Rock, AR $57,880

Lynchburg, VA $57,880

Lafayette, LA $57,854

Youngstown, OH $57,854

Temple, TX $57,829

Daytona Beach, FL $57,816

Clarksville, TN $57,810

Pensacola, FL $57,803

Hopkinsville, KY $57,611

Charleston, WV $57,605

Florence, SC $57,573

Sioux City, IA $57,534

Macon, GA $57,349

Tallahassee, FL $57,342

Fayetteville, NC $57,330

Waco, TX $57,317

Wichita Falls, TX $57,317

Pine Bluff, AR $57,291

Vincennes, IN $57,169

Lubbock, TX $57,144

Great Falls, MT $57,105

Alamogordo, NM $57,099

Abilene, TX $57,048

Rapid City, SD $56,965

Monroe, LA $56,965

Albany, GA $56,926

Huntington, WV $56,920

Jackson, MS $56,913

Greenville, MS $56,907

Parkersburg, WV $56,843

Montgomery, AL $56,830

Johnstown, PA $56,817

Springfield, MO $56,766

Biloxi, MS $56,734

Sumter, SC $56,600

Columbus, GA $56,593

Twin Falls, ID $56,555

Pascagoula, MS $56,472

Kingsport, TN $56,305

Gulfport, MS $56,286

Alexandria, LA $56,075

Fort Smith, AR $55,915

El Paso, TX $55,742

Helena, MT $55,659

Las Cruces, NM $55,454

Harlingen, TX $55,275

Pocatello, ID $55,217

Florence, AL $55,198

Brownsville, TX $55,185

Dothan, AL $55,083

Mcallen, TX $55,051

Columbus, MS $54,577

Altus, OK $54,283

Lawton, OK $54,161

Pierre, SD $53,930

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Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 3.03% 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.
Public Service (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): A public service is any service intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community. Improving the health of a population as opposed to the private sector.

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Initiative	9.09%
Microsoft Office	3.03%
Public Service	2.02%

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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 an Art Handler's salary.

Questioning: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
Digital Media: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Questioning	$85,136	33%
Digital Media	$75,535	18%
Leadership	$69,774	9%
Personnel Management	$69,774	9%
Program Management	$69,774	9%
Photography	$69,133	8%

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How Education impacts an Art Handler's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Art Handlers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Art Handler with a Bachelor's Degree is between $62,455 and $68,363).

Art Handler Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Art Handler

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 0.6%

Associates 0.6%

Bachelors 25.3%

Masters 53.8%

Doctorate 19.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	0.6%
Associates	0.6%
Bachelors	25.3%
Masters	53.8%
Doctorate	19.6%

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Art Handler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Art Handler'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 April 01, 2026

$54,620

Average $64,012/year

$73,019

$4,552

Average $5,334/month

$6,085

$1,050

Average $1,231/week

$1,404

$26

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,019	$6,085	$1,404	$35
Average	$64,012	$5,334	$1,231	$31
25th Percentile	$54,620	$4,552	$1,050	$26

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Salary Trends for Art Handler

Salaries for an Art Handler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $72,681 in 2023 to around $71,511 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Art Handler salary trends, .

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2023

$72,681

2024

$72,253

2025

$71,511

2026

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2023	$72,681
2024	$72,253
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