Collections salaries in museums
What museum collections roles have advertised as pay — 52 postings that stated a figure, listed exactly as published. Not a benchmark: with counts this small, “what they paid on these occasions” is the only honest framing. 33 roles are open right now.
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What do museum collections roles pay?
Median advertised salary: ≈ €53,707 / year (annualised, 52 figures, from ≈ €19,333 to ≈ €120,400)
USD postings ≈ €58,308 (n=34) · EUR postings ≈ €51,810 (n=13) · CAD postings ≈ €50,390 (n=2) · GBP postings ≈ €27,720 (n=2)
Annualised euro figures are deliberately approximate — monthly grades ×12, hourly ×2080, coarse rates for other currencies. The stated figure is always the authoritative one. Methodology
- Registrar
Greene Naftali Gallery · New York, USA
$70,000 – $90,000 / year · seen 21 October 2026
- Museologe (m/w/d)
Kunstsammlung Neubrandenburg, Neubrandenburg · Germany
€3,780 – €5,313 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026
- Registrar
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation · Mount Vernon, USA
$120,000 – $140,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026
- Régisseur.reuse électricien.ne H/F
Palais de Tokyo · France
€2,868 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026
- Collectie databeheerder
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
€3,567 – €4,635 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026
- Mitarbeiter/Mitarbeiterin Ausstellungstechnik (d/m/w)
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
€3,074 – €3,720 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026
- Museum Prep I, Collections Access, Temp (6 months)
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · South San Francisco, CA
$31 – $37 / hour · seen 20 October 2026
- Exhibition Registrar
The Broad (Los Angeles)
$90,500 – $105,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026
- Gallery Manager / Registrar
Contemporary Art Gallery in West Hollywood
$55,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026
- Depotmanager (w/m/d)
Deutsches Museum, München
€4,038 – €5,644 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026
- Wissenschaftliche Leitung Sammlungen Wittenberg (m/w/d)
Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg · Wittenberg, Germany
€4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross · seen 19 October 2026
- Mitarbeiter*in Tas Force Sammlungsdigitalisierung (m/w/d)
Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Hall i. Tirol (Österreich) · Hall i. Tirol, Austria
€51,000 / year · seen 19 October 2026
- Registrar (Experienced)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation · Mount Vernon, USA
$120,000 – $140,000 / year · seen 18 October 2026
- Head Registrar
Bortolami Gallery · New York, USA
$75,000 – $90,000 / year · seen 16 October 2026
- Collections Manager
T.R.R. Cobb House Museum · USA
$44,500 / year · seen 9 October 2026
- Administrative Assistant / Art Advisory Registrar PT/Hourly OR Full Time options available
Ralph DeLuca Art Advisory · New York, USA
$70,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 9 October 2026
- Registrar of Exhibitions – Internal Candidates Only
Remai Modern (Saskatoon) · Canada
CA$75,132 – CA$82,834 / year · seen 9 October 2026
- Wissenschaftliche*n Projektmitarbeiter*in im Bereich der Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlung (Geologie) (m/w/d)
Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Hall i. Tirol (Österreich) · Hall i. Tirol, Austria
€40,880 / year · seen 9 October 2026
- Executive Coordinator, Collections Care
Royal Ontario Museum · Toronto, Canada
CA$74,419 – CA$87,552 / year · seen 8 October 2026
- Office Registrar
Pocahontas Fine Art Services · Brooklyn, USA
$30 – $35 / hour · seen 8 October 2026
- Assistant Registrar
Royal Air Force Museum · London, UK
£27,792 – £33,928 / year · seen 6 October 2026
- Assistant Registrar for Exhibitions
Newfields / Indianapolis Museum of Art · Indianapolis, USA
$46,000 – $55,000 / year · seen 5 October 2026
- Preparator
Newfields / Indianapolis Museum of Art · Indianapolis, USA
$23 – $24 / hour · seen 5 October 2026
- Assistant Registrar for Permanent Collections
Newfields / Indianapolis Museum of Art · Indianapolis, IN
$45,000 – $55,000 / year · seen 5 October 2026
- Registrar for Exhibitions
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, USA
$65,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 5 October 2026
- Registrar, Collections & Exhibitions
New York Transit Museum · Brooklyn, USA
$77,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 3 October 2026
- Chief Registrar
Regen Projects · Los Angeles, USA
$100,000 – $120,000 / year · seen 3 October 2026
- Exhibition Associate Registrar
Misti Wills · New York, USA
$70,000 – $80,000 / year · seen 1 October 2026
- Collections Care Officer
The Edward James Foundation · West Sussex, UK
£16,524 / year · seen 30 September 2026
- Program and Gallery Manager
Gochman Family Collection · Katonah, USA
$65,000 – $80,000 / year · seen 27 September 2026
- Assistant Registrar
Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA - Adelaide) · 5000 - ADELAIDE
AU$82,212 – AU$86,180 / year · seen 27 September 2026
- Registrar
MASS MoCA · North Adams, USA
$24 / hour · seen 20 September 2026
- Exhibition Registrar of Special Projects
The Broad (Los Angeles) · USA
$85,000 – $95,000 / year · seen 17 September 2026
- Collections Assistant
Planes of Fame Air Museum · Chino
$30 / hour · seen 16 September 2026
- Museologe / Kunsthistoriker (m/w/d) für die digitale Erfassung und Inventarisierung von Baudenkmalen
Kultursiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) · Germany
€3,620 – €5,015 / month, gross · seen 15 September 2026
- Associate Registrar for Exhibitions
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA
$56,292 / year · seen 15 September 2026
- Leitung der Sammlung und Denkmalpflege
Stiftung Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Berlin · Germany
€4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross · seen 4 September 2026
- Exhibitions Registrar and Preparator
The Parrish Art Museum · Water Mill, USA
$36 – $40 / hour · seen 4 September 2026
- Museologe/in (m/w/d) in der Sammlung Alltagskultur 1
Stiftung Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin · Germany
€4,011 – €5,528 / month, gross · seen 4 September 2026
- Part Time Registrar
The Journal Gallery · New York, USA
$25 – $35 / hour · seen 1 September 2026
- Depotverwalter (m/w/d)
Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Hall i. Tirol (Österreich) · Germany
€32,000 / year · seen 27 August 2026
- Leitung Sammlungsmanagement der TLM (m/w/d)
Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Innsbruck (Österreich) · Germany
€69,800 / year · seen 26 August 2026
- Collection Manager, Library Services Center
The New York Public Library · Queens, USA
$80,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 26 August 2026
- Fine Art Gallery Cataloguer
Rogallery · Long Island City, USA
$50,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 25 August 2026
- Associate Registrar for Collections
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA
$56,292 / year · seen 21 August 2026
- Associate Registrar
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum · Long Island City, USA
$75,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 21 August 2026
- Assistant to the Registrar
P·P·O·W · New York, USA
$40,000 – $45,000 / year · seen 19 August 2026
- Assistant Collections Manager - Insects
The Field Museum · - Chicago, USA
$49,000 – $52,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026
- Associate Registrar for Outgoing Loans
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA
$56,292 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Assistant Registrar
Perrotin Los Angeles
$27 – $30 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Associate Registrar, Exhibitions
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA
$38 – $46 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Head Registrar
Columbia Museum of Art · Columbia, USA
$63,000 – $73,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
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Samman, N. (2026). Collections salaries in museums. CuratorSearch. https://curatorsearch.com/salaries/collections (accessed 22 October 2026). DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22544232.
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