What are the main factors that influence a Curator of Education's salary?

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

How does experience change A Curator of Education's salary?

A Curator of Education's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,164 for beginners, reaching about $60,766 at mid-level, and approach $65,705 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Curator of Education?

Curator of Education salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Curator of Education roles are District of Columbia $69,684, California $69,419, Massachusetts $68,494. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Curator of Education roles make?

Salaries for Curator of Education level roles vary by specialization: Scientific Curator: $79,448; Associate Curator: $71,393; Content Curator: $69,769; Art Curator: $63,311; Curator: $63,274.

How do different companies affect a Curator of Education's salary?

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

Curator of Education Salary in the United States

How much does a Curator of Education make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Curator of Education in the United States is $62,937 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,917
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,727 to $72,348
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,253

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Curator of Education Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,348	$6,029	$1,391	$35
Average	$62,937	$5,245	$1,210	$30
25th Percentile	$54,727	$4,561	$1,052	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Curator of Education Salaries

A Curator of Education'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 Curator of Education Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Curator of Education'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): $59,164
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,534
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,766
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,598
Expert (over 8 years): $65,705

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Curator of Education	$59,164
Intermediate Level Curator of Education	$59,534
Senior Level Curator of Education	$60,766
Specialist Level Curator of Education	$64,598
Expert Level Curator of Education	$65,705

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How Do Curator of Education 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 Curator of Educations. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,684.
California: $69,419.
Massachusetts: $68,494.

District of Columbia $69,684

California $69,419

Massachusetts $68,494

Washington $68,242

New Jersey $68,217

Alaska $68,129

Connecticut $67,261

New York $66,908

Hawaii $65,782

Rhode Island $65,253

Maryland $64,894

Minnesota $64,403

Colorado $64,215

Illinois $64,152

Oregon $63,912

Delaware $63,736

New Hampshire $63,625

Virginia $63,377

Pennsylvania $62,654

Nevada $62,289

North Dakota $62,169

Michigan $61,980

Wisconsin $61,911

Vermont $61,773

Texas $61,389

Maine $61,363

Arizona $61,326

Ohio $61,282

Georgia $60,703

Indiana $60,413

Wyoming $60,356

Utah $60,268

Iowa $60,231

Kansas $59,929

Louisiana $59,840

North Carolina $59,809

Missouri $59,796

Florida $59,551

Montana $59,419

Nebraska $59,293

Kentucky $59,224

South Carolina $58,972

Tennessee $58,815

Idaho $58,752

New Mexico $58,292

Oklahoma $58,191

Alabama $57,820

South Dakota $57,197

Arkansas $56,857

West Virginia $56,675

Mississippi $56,127

Top Paying Cities for Curator of Educations

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: $79,382
San Francisco: $78,602
Oakland: $76,859

San Jose, CA $79,382

San Francisco, CA $78,602

Oakland, CA $76,859

New York, NY $72,938

Queens Village, NY $72,466

Paramus, NJ $71,962

Passaic, NJ $71,899

Bergenfield, NJ $71,836

Stamford, CT $71,742

Huntington, NY $71,679

Newark, NJ $71,270

Bridgeport, CT $71,144

New Brunswick, NJ $70,936

Vallejo, CA $70,804

Middlesex, NJ $70,766

Somerset, NJ $70,710

Petaluma, CA $70,565

Santa Cruz, CA $70,319

Boston, MA $70,194

Monterey, CA $69,879

Fairbanks, AK $69,835

Los Angeles, CA $69,715

Washington, DC $69,684

Seattle, WA $69,570

Santa Rosa, CA $69,558

Juneau, AK $69,375

Orange, CA $69,168

Anchorage, AK $69,054

Anaheim, CA $69,010

Santa Ana, CA $68,916

Nassau, NY $68,878

Long Beach, CA $68,853

Danbury, CT $68,834

Santa Maria, CA $68,620

Everett, WA $68,608

Bremerton, WA $68,299

Trenton, NJ $68,180

Sacramento, CA $68,154

San Diego, CA $68,123

Brockton, MA $68,098

Tacoma, WA $68,073

Santa Barbara, CA $67,984

Lowell, MA $67,733

New Suffolk, NY $67,708

Nashua, NH $67,632

Lompoc, CA $67,531

Ventura, CA $67,468

Stockton, CA $67,449

New Haven, CT $67,324

Atlantic City, NJ $67,160

Hartford, CT $67,022

Modesto, CA $66,990

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,852

New Britain, CT $66,820

Olympia, WA $66,732

Kennewick, WA $66,732

New London, CT $66,719

Norwich, CT $66,701

Lawrence, MA $66,669

Bakersfield, CA $66,493

Riverside, CA $66,405

New Bedford, MA $66,405

Richland, WA $66,342

Portsmouth, NH $66,291

Vineland, NJ $66,279

San Bernardino, CA $66,228

Boulder, CO $66,052

Worcester, MA $66,002

Portland, OR $65,945

Saint Paul, MN $65,870

Minneapolis, MN $65,870

Philadelphia, PA $65,782

Honolulu, HI $65,448

Springfield, MA $65,228

Providence, RI $65,222

Chicago, IL $65,039

Bellingham, WA $64,963

Baltimore, MD $64,894

Chico, CA $64,737

Wilmington, DE $64,630

Pittsfield, MA $64,567

Manchester, NH $64,447

Spokane, WA $64,170

Denver, CO $64,164

Albany, NY $63,868

Troy, NY $63,843

Schenectady, NY $63,711

Burlington, VT $63,573

Portland, ME $63,352

Salem, OR $63,302

Yakima, WA $63,289

Ann Arbor, MI $63,270

Rochester, MN $63,094

Fresno, CA $63,063

Reno, NV $63,063

Milwaukee, WI $63,006

Detroit, MI $62,943

Allentown, PA $62,924

Carson City, NV $62,918

Houston, TX $62,824

Colorado Springs, CO $62,817

Syracuse, NY $62,786

Eugene, OR $62,666

Bismarck, ND $62,591

Gary, IN $62,591

Galveston, TX $62,591

Springfield, OR $62,540

Medford, OR $62,389

Fort Collins, CO $62,364

Austin, TX $62,314

Mesa, AZ $62,182

Phoenix, AZ $62,169

Dallas, TX $62,150

Reading, PA $62,112

Saint Cloud, MN $62,087

Concord, NH $62,031

Madison, WI $62,005

Utica, NY $61,836

Raleigh, NC $61,785

Las Vegas, NV $61,779

Rochester, NY $61,735

Des Moines, IA $61,729

Atlanta, GA $61,628

Battle Creek, MI $61,609

Salt Lake City, UT $61,590

Lancaster, PA $61,496

Champaign, IL $61,483

Harrisburg, PA $61,408

Durham, NC $61,351

Kansas City, MO $61,345

Kansas City, KS $61,332

Fort Worth, TX $61,326

Boca Raton, FL $61,301

Cleveland, OH $61,294

Columbus, OH $61,282

Pittsburgh, PA $61,275

Richmond, VA $61,250

Indianapolis, IN $61,238

Cincinnati, OH $61,156

Petersburg, VA $61,061

Billings, MT $60,923

Lansing, MI $60,923

Huntsville, AL $60,923

Lebanon, PA $60,917

Dayton, OH $60,910

Pueblo, CO $60,910

Appleton, WI $60,891

Buffalo, NY $60,866

Racine, WI $60,835

Charlotte, NC $60,829

Saint Louis, MO $60,810

Springfield, IL $60,784

Elkhart, IN $60,772

York, PA $60,772

Gastonia, NC $60,766

Benton Harbor, MI $60,766

Beaumont, TX $60,728

Lorain, OH $60,715

Toledo, OH $60,690

Binghamton, NY $60,659

Rock Hill, SC $60,652

Rockford, IL $60,621

Fargo, ND $60,589

Elyria, OH $60,589

Flagstaff, AZ $60,545

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,508

Miami, FL $60,470

Duluth, MN $60,369

Bangor, ME $60,287

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,218

Louisville, KY $60,187

Grand Rapids, MI $60,174

Hialeah, FL $60,168

Casper, WY $60,080

Scranton, PA $60,004

New Orleans, LA $59,985

Virginia Beach, VA $59,979

Akron, OH $59,947

Peoria, IL $59,866

Sarasota, FL $59,853

Green Bay, WI $59,809

Baton Rouge, LA $59,777

Charleston, SC $59,765

Nashville, TN $59,746

Jamestown, NY $59,733

Davenport, IA $59,733

Tucson, AZ $59,702

Cheyenne, WY $59,683

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,664

Tampa, FL $59,652

Omaha, NE $59,639

Port Arthur, TX $59,614

Evansville, IN $59,614

Bradenton, FL $59,589

Santa Fe, NM $59,475

Orlando, FL $59,412

Clearwater, FL $59,343

Canton, OH $59,211

La Crosse, WI $59,211

Grand Forks, ND $59,192

Albuquerque, NM $59,173

Tulsa, OK $59,173

Newport News, VA $59,167

High Point, NC $59,148

Ogden, UT $59,123

Corpus Christi, TX $59,073

Laramie, WY $59,035

Norfolk, VA $59,035

Rock Island, IL $58,997

Saginaw, MI $58,984

Jacksonville, FL $58,978

Salisbury, NC $58,966

Memphis, TN $58,953

Moline, IL $58,922

Fort Myers, FL $58,903

Waterloo, IA $58,821

Spartanburg, SC $58,758

Lincoln, NE $58,726

Fort Wayne, IN $58,714

Birmingham, AL $58,645

Cedar Falls, IA $58,632

Provo, UT $58,626

Springfield, OH $58,619

San Antonio, TX $58,607

Greensboro, NC $58,582

South Bend, IN $58,575

Winston Salem, NC $58,569

Boise, ID $58,550

Savannah, GA $58,506

Muskegon, MI $58,393

Lima, OH $58,317

Lake Charles, LA $58,292

Anderson, IN $58,280

Lexington, KY $58,261

Augusta, GA $58,242

Greenville, SC $58,242

Wichita, KS $58,185

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,185

Columbia, SC $58,129

Bloomington, IN $57,971

Roanoke, VA $57,933

Asheville, NC $57,852

Knoxville, TN $57,745

Shreveport, LA $57,738

Wilmington, NC $57,656

Frankfort, KY $57,537

Oklahoma City, OK $57,493

Chillicothe, OH $57,468

Longview, TX $57,461

Topeka, KS $57,443

Mobile, AL $57,348

Terre Haute, IN $57,323

Erie, PA $57,317

Altoona, PA $57,285

Melbourne, FL $57,266

Amarillo, TX $57,241

Killeen, TX $57,222

Fayetteville, AR $57,172

Sioux Falls, SD $57,128

Chattanooga, TN $57,090

Idaho Falls, ID $57,084

Gainesville, FL $56,952

Portsmouth, OH $56,920

Little Rock, AR $56,908

Lynchburg, VA $56,908

Lafayette, LA $56,882

Youngstown, OH $56,882

Temple, TX $56,857

Daytona Beach, FL $56,845

Clarksville, TN $56,838

Pensacola, FL $56,832

Hopkinsville, KY $56,643

Charleston, WV $56,637

Florence, SC $56,605

Sioux City, IA $56,568

Macon, GA $56,385

Tallahassee, FL $56,379

Fayetteville, NC $56,366

Waco, TX $56,354

Wichita Falls, TX $56,354

Pine Bluff, AR $56,329

Vincennes, IN $56,209

Lubbock, TX $56,184

Great Falls, MT $56,146

Alamogordo, NM $56,140

Abilene, TX $56,089

Rapid City, SD $56,008

Monroe, LA $56,008

Albany, GA $55,970

Huntington, WV $55,963

Jackson, MS $55,957

Greenville, MS $55,951

Parkersburg, WV $55,888

Montgomery, AL $55,875

Johnstown, PA $55,863

Springfield, MO $55,812

Biloxi, MS $55,781

Sumter, SC $55,649

Columbus, GA $55,643

Twin Falls, ID $55,605

Pascagoula, MS $55,523

Kingsport, TN $55,359

Gulfport, MS $55,340

Alexandria, LA $55,133

Fort Smith, AR $54,975

El Paso, TX $54,805

Helena, MT $54,724

Las Cruces, NM $54,522

Harlingen, TX $54,346

Pocatello, ID $54,289

Florence, AL $54,270

Brownsville, TX $54,258

Dothan, AL $54,157

Mcallen, TX $54,126

Columbus, MS $53,660

Altus, OK $53,370

Lawton, OK $53,251

Pierre, SD $53,024

What Skills Can Increase a Curator of Education'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 a Curator of Education'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	$83,706	33%
Digital Media	$74,266	18%
Leadership	$68,601	9%
Personnel Management	$68,601	9%
Program Management	$68,601	9%
Photography	$67,972	8%

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How Education impacts a Curator of Education's Salary?

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

Curator of Education Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Curator 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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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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Curator of Education Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Curator of Education'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

$54,727

Average $62,937/year

$72,348

$4,561

Average $5,245/month

$6,029

$1,052

Average $1,210/week

$1,391

$26

Average $30/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,348	$6,029	$1,391	$35
Average	$62,937	$5,245	$1,210	$30
25th Percentile	$54,727	$4,561	$1,052	$26

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Salary Trends for Curator of Education

Salaries for a Curator of Education can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $69,977 in 2023 to around $68,850 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Curator of Education salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Curator of Education Over Time

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2023

$69,977

2024

$69,564

2025

$68,850

2026

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2023	$69,977
2024	$69,564
2025	$68,850
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