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 $58,581 for beginners, reaching about $60,175 at mid-level, and approach $65,076 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 $69,014, California $68,753, Massachusetts $67,836. 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: $72,016; Associate Curator: $71,396; Content Curator: $69,812; Curator: $63,307; Museum Curator: $63,001.

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 August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Curator in the United States is $62,332 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): $80,153
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,167 to $71,661
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,732

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Assistant Curator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,661	$5,972	$1,378	$34
Average	$62,332	$5,194	$1,199	$30
25th Percentile	$54,167	$4,514	$1,042	$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): $58,581
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,949
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,175
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,979
Expert (over 8 years): $65,076

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Assistant Curator	$58,581
Intermediate Level Assistant Curator	$58,949
Senior Level Assistant Curator	$60,175
Specialist Level Assistant Curator	$63,979
Expert Level Assistant Curator	$65,076

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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: $69,014.
California: $68,753.
Massachusetts: $67,836.

District of Columbia $69,014 California $68,753 Massachusetts $67,836 Washington $67,587 New Jersey $67,562 Alaska $67,475 Connecticut $66,615 New York $66,266

Hawaii $65,150 Rhode Island $64,626 Maryland $64,271 Minnesota $63,785 Colorado $63,598 Illinois $63,535 Oregon $63,299 Delaware $63,124

New Hampshire $63,014 Virginia $62,769 Pennsylvania $62,052 Nevada $61,690 North Dakota $61,572 Michigan $61,385 Wisconsin $61,316 Vermont $61,179

Texas $60,799 Maine $60,774 Arizona $60,737 Ohio $60,693 Georgia $60,120 Indiana $59,833 Wyoming $59,777 Utah $59,690

Iowa $59,652 Kansas $59,353 Louisiana $59,266 North Carolina $59,234 Missouri $59,222 Florida $58,979 Montana $58,848 Nebraska $58,723

Kentucky $58,655 South Carolina $58,405 Tennessee $58,250 Idaho $58,187 New Mexico $57,732 Oklahoma $57,633 Alabama $57,265 South Dakota $56,648

Arkansas $56,311 West Virginia $56,130 Mississippi $55,588

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: $78,620
San Francisco: $77,759
Oakland: $76,120

San Jose, CA $78,620

San Francisco, CA $77,759

Oakland, CA $76,120

New York, NY $71,769

Paramus, NJ $70,896

Queens Village, NY $70,893

Passaic, NJ $70,834

Bergenfield, NJ $70,828

Stamford, CT $70,691

Huntington, NY $70,666

Newark, NJ $70,205

Bridgeport, CT $70,073

Vallejo, CA $69,949

New Brunswick, NJ $69,924

Petaluma, CA $69,887

Middlesex, NJ $69,769

Somerset, NJ $69,725

Santa Cruz, CA $69,644

Boston, MA $69,264

Monterey, CA $69,045

Seattle, WA $68,902

Santa Rosa, CA $68,890

Los Angeles, CA $68,871

Juneau, AK $68,709

Washington, DC $68,640

Orange, CA $68,419

Santa Ana, CA $68,254

Long Beach, CA $68,192

Anaheim, CA $68,179

Anchorage, AK $68,148

Santa Maria, CA $67,961

Everett, WA $67,949

Danbury, CT $67,729

Bremerton, WA $67,643

Tacoma, WA $67,419

New Suffolk, NY $67,417

Sacramento, CA $67,400

Santa Barbara, CA $67,331

Trenton, NJ $67,263

San Diego, CA $67,263

Brockton, MA $67,194

Fairbanks, AK $67,042

Lompoc, CA $66,883

Lowell, MA $66,832

Ventura, CA $66,820

Nashua, NH $66,808

Stockton, CA $66,802

Modesto, CA $66,347

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,209

Olympia, WA $66,091

Kennewick, WA $66,091

New Haven, CT $66,066

Lawrence, MA $65,842

Hartford, CT $65,779

Riverside, CA $65,767

New Bedford, MA $65,705

Richland, WA $65,705

Bakersfield, CA $65,617

San Bernardino, CA $65,592

New Britain, CT $65,586

Atlantic City, NJ $65,586

New London, CT $65,561

Norwich, CT $65,543

Portsmouth, NH $65,530

Boulder, CO $65,398

Portland, OR $65,312

Worcester, MA $65,306

Minneapolis, MN $65,112

Philadelphia, PA $65,025

Honolulu, HI $64,819

Saint Paul, MN $64,790

Vineland, NJ $64,776

Providence, RI $64,595

Chicago, IL $64,414

Bellingham, WA $64,340

Springfield, MA $64,290

Baltimore, MD $64,271

Chico, CA $64,115

Pittsfield, MA $63,947

Manchester, NH $63,828

Spokane, WA $63,554

Denver, CO $63,548

Albany, NY $63,255

Troy, NY $63,230

Nassau, NY $63,163

Schenectady, NY $63,099

Wilmington, DE $63,049

Burlington, VT $62,962

Salem, OR $62,937

Portland, ME $62,744

Yakima, WA $62,681

Rochester, MN $62,488

Reno, NV $62,457

Fresno, CA $62,457

Milwaukee, WI $62,401

Detroit, MI $62,339

Ann Arbor, MI $62,328

Allentown, PA $62,320

Colorado Springs, CO $62,214

Syracuse, NY $62,183

Carson City, NV $62,183

Houston, TX $62,096

Eugene, OR $62,064

Gary, IN $61,990

Springfield, OR $61,940

Bismarck, ND $61,927

Galveston, TX $61,884

Medford, OR $61,790

Fort Collins, CO $61,765

Concord, NH $61,734

Austin, TX $61,715

Mesa, AZ $61,584

Reading, PA $61,578

Phoenix, AZ $61,572

Dallas, TX $61,553

Saint Cloud, MN $61,493

Madison, WI $61,410

Utica, NY $61,242

Rochester, NY $61,142

Des Moines, IA $61,136

Raleigh, NC $61,129

Atlanta, GA $61,036

Battle Creek, MI $61,017

Salt Lake City, UT $60,998

Lancaster, PA $60,905

Harrisburg, PA $60,818

Kansas City, MO $60,755

Champaign, IL $60,743

Kansas City, KS $60,743

Fort Worth, TX $60,737

Columbus, OH $60,726

Boca Raton, FL $60,712

Pittsburgh, PA $60,687

Richmond, VA $60,662

Indianapolis, IN $60,649

Cleveland, OH $60,643

Las Vegas, NV $60,568

Cincinnati, OH $60,568

Petersburg, VA $60,475

Huntsville, AL $60,381

Lansing, MI $60,340

Lebanon, PA $60,332

Pueblo, CO $60,325

Appleton, WI $60,307

Buffalo, NY $60,282

Dayton, OH $60,263

Racine, WI $60,250

Charlotte, NC $60,244

Saint Louis, MO $60,226

York, PA $60,188

Elkhart, IN $60,188

Gastonia, NC $60,176

Billings, MT $60,161

Beaumont, TX $60,145

Lorain, OH $60,132

Benton Harbor, MI $60,120

Toledo, OH $60,107

Binghamton, NY $60,076

Rock Hill, SC $60,070

Rockford, IL $60,039

Springfield, IL $60,014

Elyria, OH $60,007

Fargo, ND $60,007

Flagstaff, AZ $59,964

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,926

Duluth, MN $59,889

Miami, FL $59,889

Cheyenne, WY $59,845

Grand Forks, ND $59,845

Bangor, ME $59,708

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,640

Durham, NC $59,613

Louisville, KY $59,608

Grand Rapids, MI $59,596

Hialeah, FL $59,590

Casper, WY $59,503

Scranton, PA $59,428

New Orleans, LA $59,409

Virginia Beach, VA $59,403

Akron, OH $59,372

Peoria, IL $59,291

Sarasota, FL $59,278

Nashville, TN $59,234

Omaha, NE $59,234

Green Bay, WI $59,234

Baton Rouge, LA $59,203

Charleston, SC $59,191

Jamestown, NY $59,160

Davenport, IA $59,160

Tucson, AZ $59,129

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,091

Tampa, FL $59,079

Evansville, IN $59,041

Port Arthur, TX $59,041

Bradenton, FL $59,016

Santa Fe, NM $58,904

Orlando, FL $58,792

Clearwater, FL $58,773

Canton, OH $58,642

La Crosse, WI $58,642

Albuquerque, NM $58,605

Newport News, VA $58,599

High Point, NC $58,580

Ogden, UT $58,555

Corpus Christi, TX $58,505

Norfolk, VA $58,468

Laramie, WY $58,468

Rock Island, IL $58,430

Saginaw, MI $58,418

Jacksonville, FL $58,412

Salisbury, NC $58,399

Boise, ID $58,387

Moline, IL $58,356

Fort Myers, FL $58,337

Memphis, TN $58,324

Tulsa, OK $58,293

Waterloo, IA $58,256

Spartanburg, SC $58,194

Lincoln, NE $58,162

Fort Wayne, IN $58,150

Provo, UT $58,144

Cedar Falls, IA $58,069

San Antonio, TX $58,044

Greensboro, NC $58,019

South Bend, IN $58,013

Savannah, GA $57,944

Muskegon, MI $57,919

Birmingham, AL $57,913

Winston Salem, NC $57,882

Lake Charles, LA $57,732

Anderson, IN $57,720

Lexington, KY $57,701

Augusta, GA $57,682

Greenville, SC $57,682

Lima, OH $57,633

Wichita, KS $57,626

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,626

Columbia, SC $57,570

Springfield, OH $57,558

Asheville, NC $57,458

Bloomington, IN $57,414

Knoxville, TN $57,190

Shreveport, LA $57,184

Wilmington, NC $57,103

Roanoke, VA $57,103

Topeka, KS $56,991

Frankfort, KY $56,984

Oklahoma City, OK $56,941

Chillicothe, OH $56,916

Longview, TX $56,909

Melbourne, FL $56,903

Sioux Falls, SD $56,804

Mobile, AL $56,797

Terre Haute, IN $56,772

Altoona, PA $56,735

Amarillo, TX $56,691

Killeen, TX $56,673

Fayetteville, AR $56,623

Chattanooga, TN $56,604

Sioux City, IA $56,548

Idaho Falls, ID $56,535

Lynchburg, VA $56,486

Gainesville, FL $56,405

Portsmouth, OH $56,373

Little Rock, AR $56,361

Lafayette, LA $56,336

Youngstown, OH $56,336

Daytona Beach, FL $56,299

Clarksville, TN $56,292

Pensacola, FL $56,286

Temple, TX $56,282

Hopkinsville, KY $56,099

Erie, PA $56,087

Florence, SC $56,062

Charleston, WV $55,962

Great Falls, MT $55,931

Macon, GA $55,844

Tallahassee, FL $55,837

Fayetteville, NC $55,825

Waco, TX $55,812

Helena, MT $55,769

Pine Bluff, AR $55,745

Vincennes, IN $55,669

Lubbock, TX $55,644

Alamogordo, NM $55,607

Twin Falls, ID $55,551

Rapid City, SD $55,532

Jackson, MS $55,420

Huntington, WV $55,415

Greenville, MS $55,414

Parkersburg, WV $55,350

Montgomery, AL $55,339

Wichita Falls, TX $55,276

Springfield, MO $55,276

Biloxi, MS $55,245

Monroe, LA $55,183

Johnstown, PA $55,139

Sumter, SC $55,114

Columbus, GA $55,108

Pascagoula, MS $54,990

Abilene, TX $54,990

Kingsport, TN $54,828

Albany, GA $54,828

Gulfport, MS $54,809

Alexandria, LA $54,603

Fort Smith, AR $54,447

El Paso, TX $54,279

Las Cruces, NM $53,999

Harlingen, TX $53,840

Pocatello, ID $53,830

Florence, AL $53,749

Brownsville, TX $53,737

Mcallen, TX $53,606

Dothan, AL $53,519

Columbus, MS $53,148

Altus, OK $52,858

Lawton, OK $52,739

Pierre, SD $52,515

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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Initiative	9.09%
Microsoft Office	3.03%
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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 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	$82,902	33%
Digital Media	$73,552	18%
Leadership	$67,942	9%
Personnel Management	$67,942	9%
Program Management	$67,942	9%
Photography	$67,319	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 August 01, 2026

$54,167

Average $62,332/year

$71,661

$4,514

Average $5,194/month

$5,972

$1,042

Average $1,199/week

$1,378

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,661	$5,972	$1,378	$34
Average	$62,332	$5,194	$1,199	$30
25th Percentile	$54,167	$4,514	$1,042	$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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$69,269

2024

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