What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Curator's salary?

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

How does experience change An Assistant Curator's salary?

An Assistant Curator's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,521 for beginners, reaching about $60,137 at mid-level, and approach $65,061 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Curator?

Assistant Curator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Curator roles are District of Columbia $68,996, California $68,734, Massachusetts $67,818. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Curator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Curator level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Museum Curator: $72,091; Associate Curator: $71,392; Content Curator: $69,787; Curator: $63,290; Museum Curator: $62,983.

How do different companies affect an Assistant Curator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Assistant Curator 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.

Assistant Curator Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant Curator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Curator in the United States is $62,315 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,150
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,045 to $71,651
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,515

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Assistant Curator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,651	$5,971	$1,378	$34
Average	$62,315	$5,193	$1,198	$30
25th Percentile	$54,045	$4,504	$1,039	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Curator Salaries

An Assistant Curator'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 Assistant Curator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Curator'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): $58,521
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,894
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,137
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,963
Expert (over 8 years): $65,061

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Assistant Curator	$58,521
Intermediate Level Assistant Curator	$58,894
Senior Level Assistant Curator	$60,137
Specialist Level Assistant Curator	$63,963
Expert Level Assistant Curator	$65,061

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How Do Assistant Curator 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 Assistant Curators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,996.
California: $68,734.
Massachusetts: $67,818.

District of Columbia $68,996 California $68,734 Massachusetts $67,818 Washington $67,568 New Jersey $67,544 Alaska $67,456 Connecticut $66,596 New York $66,247

Hawaii $65,132 Rhode Island $64,609 Maryland $64,253 Minnesota $63,767 Colorado $63,580 Illinois $63,518 Oregon $63,281 Delaware $63,107

New Hampshire $62,997 Virginia $62,752 Pennsylvania $62,035 Nevada $61,673 North Dakota $61,555 Michigan $61,368 Wisconsin $61,300 Vermont $61,162

Texas $60,782 Maine $60,757 Arizona $60,720 Ohio $60,676 Georgia $60,103 Indiana $59,816 Wyoming $59,760 Utah $59,673

Iowa $59,636 Kansas $59,337 Louisiana $59,249 North Carolina $59,218 Missouri $59,206 Florida $58,963 Montana $58,832 Nebraska $58,707

Kentucky $58,639 South Carolina $58,389 Tennessee $58,234 Idaho $58,171 New Mexico $57,716 Oklahoma $57,617 Alabama $57,249 South Dakota $56,632

Arkansas $56,296 West Virginia $56,115 Mississippi $55,573

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Curators

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: $78,598
San Francisco: $77,826
Oakland: $76,099

San Jose, CA $78,598

San Francisco, CA $77,826

Oakland, CA $76,099

New York, NY $72,217

Queens Village, NY $71,750

Paramus, NJ $71,251

Passaic, NJ $71,189

Bergenfield, NJ $71,127

Stamford, CT $71,033

Huntington, NY $70,971

Newark, NJ $70,566

Bridgeport, CT $70,441

New Brunswick, NJ $70,236

Vallejo, CA $70,105

Middlesex, NJ $70,067

Somerset, NJ $70,011

Petaluma, CA $69,868

Santa Cruz, CA $69,625

Boston, MA $69,500

Monterey, CA $69,189

Fairbanks, AK $69,145

Los Angeles, CA $69,027

Washington, DC $68,996

Seattle, WA $68,883

Santa Rosa, CA $68,871

Juneau, AK $68,690

Orange, CA $68,485

Anchorage, AK $68,372

Anaheim, CA $68,329

Santa Ana, CA $68,235

Nassau, NY $68,198

Long Beach, CA $68,173

Danbury, CT $68,154

Santa Maria, CA $67,942

Everett, WA $67,930

Bremerton, WA $67,625

Trenton, NJ $67,506

Sacramento, CA $67,481

San Diego, CA $67,450

Brockton, MA $67,425

Tacoma, WA $67,400

Santa Barbara, CA $67,313

Lowell, MA $67,064

New Suffolk, NY $67,039

Nashua, NH $66,964

Lompoc, CA $66,864

Ventura, CA $66,802

Stockton, CA $66,783

New Haven, CT $66,659

Atlantic City, NJ $66,497

Hartford, CT $66,360

Modesto, CA $66,328

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,191

New Britain, CT $66,160

Olympia, WA $66,073

Kennewick, WA $66,073

New London, CT $66,060

Norwich, CT $66,042

Lawrence, MA $66,011

Bakersfield, CA $65,836

Riverside, CA $65,749

New Bedford, MA $65,749

Richland, WA $65,687

Portsmouth, NH $65,637

Vineland, NJ $65,624

San Bernardino, CA $65,574

Boulder, CO $65,400

Worcester, MA $65,350

Portland, OR $65,294

Saint Paul, MN $65,219

Minneapolis, MN $65,219

Philadelphia, PA $65,132

Honolulu, HI $64,802

Springfield, MA $64,584

Providence, RI $64,577

Chicago, IL $64,397

Bellingham, WA $64,322

Baltimore, MD $64,253

Chico, CA $64,098

Wilmington, DE $63,992

Pittsfield, MA $63,929

Manchester, NH $63,811

Spokane, WA $63,537

Denver, CO $63,530

Albany, NY $63,238

Troy, NY $63,213

Schenectady, NY $63,082

Burlington, VT $62,945

Portland, ME $62,727

Salem, OR $62,677

Yakima, WA $62,664

Ann Arbor, MI $62,646

Rochester, MN $62,471

Fresno, CA $62,440

Reno, NV $62,440

Milwaukee, WI $62,384

Detroit, MI $62,322

Allentown, PA $62,303

Carson City, NV $62,297

Houston, TX $62,203

Colorado Springs, CO $62,197

Syracuse, NY $62,166

Eugene, OR $62,047

Bismarck, ND $61,973

Gary, IN $61,973

Galveston, TX $61,973

Springfield, OR $61,923

Medford, OR $61,773

Fort Collins, CO $61,748

Austin, TX $61,698

Mesa, AZ $61,568

Phoenix, AZ $61,555

Dallas, TX $61,536

Reading, PA $61,499

Saint Cloud, MN $61,474

Concord, NH $61,418

Madison, WI $61,393

Utica, NY $61,225

Raleigh, NC $61,175

Las Vegas, NV $61,169

Rochester, NY $61,125

Des Moines, IA $61,119

Atlanta, GA $61,019

Battle Creek, MI $61,000

Salt Lake City, UT $60,982

Lancaster, PA $60,888

Champaign, IL $60,876

Harrisburg, PA $60,801

Durham, NC $60,745

Kansas City, MO $60,739

Kansas City, KS $60,726

Fort Worth, TX $60,720

Boca Raton, FL $60,695

Cleveland, OH $60,689

Columbus, OH $60,676

Pittsburgh, PA $60,670

Richmond, VA $60,645

Indianapolis, IN $60,633

Cincinnati, OH $60,552

Petersburg, VA $60,458

Billings, MT $60,321

Lansing, MI $60,321

Huntsville, AL $60,321

Lebanon, PA $60,315

Dayton, OH $60,309

Pueblo, CO $60,309

Appleton, WI $60,290

Buffalo, NY $60,265

Racine, WI $60,234

Charlotte, NC $60,228

Saint Louis, MO $60,209

Springfield, IL $60,184

Elkhart, IN $60,172

York, PA $60,172

Gastonia, NC $60,165

Benton Harbor, MI $60,165

Beaumont, TX $60,128

Lorain, OH $60,116

Toledo, OH $60,091

Binghamton, NY $60,059

Rock Hill, SC $60,053

Rockford, IL $60,022

Fargo, ND $59,991

Elyria, OH $59,991

Flagstaff, AZ $59,947

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,910

Miami, FL $59,873

Duluth, MN $59,773

Bangor, ME $59,692

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,623

Louisville, KY $59,592

Grand Rapids, MI $59,580

Hialeah, FL $59,573

Casper, WY $59,486

Scranton, PA $59,411

New Orleans, LA $59,393

Virginia Beach, VA $59,386

Akron, OH $59,355

Peoria, IL $59,274

Sarasota, FL $59,262

Green Bay, WI $59,218

Baton Rouge, LA $59,187

Charleston, SC $59,175

Nashville, TN $59,156

Jamestown, NY $59,143

Davenport, IA $59,143

Tucson, AZ $59,112

Cheyenne, WY $59,094

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,075

Tampa, FL $59,062

Omaha, NE $59,050

Port Arthur, TX $59,025

Evansville, IN $59,025

Bradenton, FL $59,000

Santa Fe, NM $58,888

Orlando, FL $58,826

Clearwater, FL $58,757

Canton, OH $58,626

La Crosse, WI $58,626

Grand Forks, ND $58,608

Albuquerque, NM $58,589

Tulsa, OK $58,589

Newport News, VA $58,583

High Point, NC $58,564

Ogden, UT $58,539

Corpus Christi, TX $58,489

Laramie, WY $58,452

Norfolk, VA $58,452

Rock Island, IL $58,414

Saginaw, MI $58,402

Jacksonville, FL $58,396

Salisbury, NC $58,383

Memphis, TN $58,371

Moline, IL $58,340

Fort Myers, FL $58,321

Waterloo, IA $58,240

Spartanburg, SC $58,178

Lincoln, NE $58,146

Fort Wayne, IN $58,134

Birmingham, AL $58,065

Cedar Falls, IA $58,053

Provo, UT $58,047

Springfield, OH $58,040

San Antonio, TX $58,028

Greensboro, NC $58,003

South Bend, IN $57,997

Winston Salem, NC $57,991

Boise, ID $57,972

Savannah, GA $57,928

Muskegon, MI $57,816

Lima, OH $57,741

Lake Charles, LA $57,716

Anderson, IN $57,704

Lexington, KY $57,685

Augusta, GA $57,667

Greenville, SC $57,667

Wichita, KS $57,610

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,610

Columbia, SC $57,554

Bloomington, IN $57,399

Roanoke, VA $57,361

Asheville, NC $57,280

Knoxville, TN $57,174

Shreveport, LA $57,168

Wilmington, NC $57,087

Frankfort, KY $56,969

Oklahoma City, OK $56,925

Chillicothe, OH $56,900

Longview, TX $56,894

Topeka, KS $56,875

Mobile, AL $56,782

Terre Haute, IN $56,757

Erie, PA $56,751

Altoona, PA $56,719

Melbourne, FL $56,701

Amarillo, TX $56,676

Killeen, TX $56,657

Fayetteville, AR $56,607

Sioux Falls, SD $56,564

Chattanooga, TN $56,526

Idaho Falls, ID $56,520

Gainesville, FL $56,389

Portsmouth, OH $56,358

Little Rock, AR $56,345

Lynchburg, VA $56,345

Lafayette, LA $56,321

Youngstown, OH $56,321

Temple, TX $56,296

Daytona Beach, FL $56,283

Clarksville, TN $56,277

Pensacola, FL $56,271

Hopkinsville, KY $56,084

Charleston, WV $56,078

Florence, SC $56,046

Sioux City, IA $56,009

Macon, GA $55,828

Tallahassee, FL $55,822

Fayetteville, NC $55,810

Waco, TX $55,797

Wichita Falls, TX $55,797

Pine Bluff, AR $55,772

Vincennes, IN $55,654

Lubbock, TX $55,629

Great Falls, MT $55,591

Alamogordo, NM $55,585

Abilene, TX $55,535

Rapid City, SD $55,454

Monroe, LA $55,454

Albany, GA $55,417

Huntington, WV $55,411

Jackson, MS $55,405

Greenville, MS $55,398

Parkersburg, WV $55,336

Montgomery, AL $55,324

Johnstown, PA $55,311

Springfield, MO $55,261

Biloxi, MS $55,230

Sumter, SC $55,099

Columbus, GA $55,093

Twin Falls, ID $55,056

Pascagoula, MS $54,975

Kingsport, TN $54,813

Gulfport, MS $54,794

Alexandria, LA $54,588

Fort Smith, AR $54,432

El Paso, TX $54,264

Helena, MT $54,183

Las Cruces, NM $53,984

Harlingen, TX $53,809

Pocatello, ID $53,753

Florence, AL $53,734

Brownsville, TX $53,722

Dothan, AL $53,622

Mcallen, TX $53,591

Columbus, MS $53,130

Altus, OK $52,843

Lawton, OK $52,725

Pierre, SD $52,501

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Curator's Salary?

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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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	9.09%
Microsoft Office	3.03%
Public Service	2.02%

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 an Assistant Curator'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	$82,879	33%
Digital Media	$73,532	18%
Leadership	$67,924	9%
Personnel Management	$67,924	9%
Program Management	$67,924	9%
Photography	$67,301	8%

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How Education impacts an Assistant Curator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Curators 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 Assistant Curator with a Bachelor's Degree is between $62,455 and $68,363).

Assistant Curator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant Curator

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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Assistant Curator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Curator'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

$54,045

Average $62,315/year

$71,651

$4,504

Average $5,193/month

$5,971

$1,039

Average $1,198/week

$1,378

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,651	$5,971	$1,378	$34
Average	$62,315	$5,193	$1,198	$30
25th Percentile	$54,045	$4,504	$1,039	$26

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Salary Trends for Assistant Curator

Salaries for an Assistant Curator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $69,269 in 2023 to around $68,154 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Curator salary trends, .

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2023

$69,269

2024

$68,861

2025

$68,154

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