Production salaries in museums

What museum production roles have advertised as pay — 83 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. 45 roles are open right now.

Open roles by job title:Art Handler & Museum Technician Jobs

• Art Preparator / Art Handler

  Paul Thiebaud Gallery · San Francisco, USA

  $30 / hour · seen 22 October 2026

• Head Preparator

  The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · Ridgefield, USA

  $38,000 – $44,000 / year · seen 22 October 2026

• VACATURE PROJECTCOÖRDINATOR ZEEUWS MUSEUM (parttime 32 uur)

  Zeeuws Museum

  €3,886 / month, gross · seen 22 October 2026

• Lead Preparator and Print Shop Technician

  Whatcom Museum Foundation · Bellingham

  $29 / hour · seen 21 October 2026

• Art Preparator

  Paul Thiebaud Gallery · San Francisco, USA

  $30 / hour · seen 21 October 2026

• Exhibit Developer

  Liberty Science Center · Jersey City, USA

  $75,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 21 October 2026

• Exhibitions and Displays Manager

  Bristol Museums · Bristol, UK

  £41,177 – £43,149 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Technical Supervisor - Fine Arts (Exhibitions)

  The Barbican · UK

  £45,650 – £50,860 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Art Handler

  Connect Art International · San Francisco, USA

  $28 – $38 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• [CDI] Responsable de la régie des œuvres – F/H

  Palais de Tokyo · France

  €3,988 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026

• Art Handler

  Pocahontas Zarathustra FAS LLC · Brooklyn, USA

  $25 – $32 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• Part-time Preparator

  Andrew Kreps Gallery

  $35 – $40 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• PREPARATOR & FRAME SHOP MANAGER

  NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART

  $63,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Temporary, Installation Support Technician

  Walker Art Center

  $25 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• Experienced Wood Worker - Custom Crating and Display: Maspeth-Queens

  Art Crating, Inc. · Brooklyn, NY

  $25 – $33 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• Experienced Art Handler

  AirSea Packing Group, Inc.

  $27 – $34 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• Art handler/Driver/Crate Builder/Warehouse Staff

  Red Hook Crating

  $20 – $25 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• Production Manager

  Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

  $75,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Art Services Technician

  Art Gallery of Ontario

  $27 – $34 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• Art Technician/Senior Art Technician (Supervisory Position)

  Atelier Fine Art Services

  $29 – $33 / hour · seen 20 October 2026

• PREPARATOR & ART HANDLER

  NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART

  $63,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Production Coordinator, New Inc.

  New Museum of Contemporary Art

  $57,124 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Ausstellunggestalter*in (m/w/d)

  Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, Berlin · Berlin, Germany

  €4,178 – €6,051 / month, gross · seen 19 October 2026

• Freelance Art Handlers, Preparators, Crate Builders & Fabricators — New York City

  ArtLink · New York City

  $40 – $65 / hour · seen 17 October 2026

• Freelance Art Handlers, Preparators, Crate Builders & Fabricators — Miami, Palm Beach, South Florida ArtLink Miami October 14

  ArtLink · Miami

  $40 / hour · seen 17 October 2026

• Freelance Art Handlers, Preparators, Crate Builders & Fabricators — San Francisco

  ArtLink · San Francisco

  $40 – $65 / hour · seen 17 October 2026

• Exhibitions Project Manager

  Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU · Richmond, USA

  $70,000 – $82,000 / year · seen 15 October 2026

• Freelance Art Handlers, Preparators, Crate Builders & Fabricators — LA, NYC, SF, MIAMI

  ArtLink · Los Angeles

  $40 – $65 / hour · seen 14 October 2026

• Sculpture Park Producer

  Sainsbury Centre · UK

  £31,236 – £37,694 / year · seen 10 October 2026

• Projektmitarbeiter*in Ferdinandeum Neu (m/w/d)

  Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Innsbruck (Österreich) · Innsbruck, Austria

  €51,000 / year · seen 9 October 2026

• Part-Time / On-Call Fine Art Handler

  Basics Transport LLC · New York, USA

  $25 – $30 / hour · seen 9 October 2026

• Sculpture Park Producer (SC5061)

  Sainsbury Centre · UK

  £31,236 – £37,694 / year · seen 9 October 2026

• Freelance Art Handlers, Preparators, Crate Builders & Fabricators — LA, NYC, SF

  ArtLink · New York City

  $40 – $65 / hour · seen 8 October 2026

• Evening Crew Carpenter: Crating Department

  Boxart · Brooklyn, USA

  $25 – $30 / hour · seen 7 October 2026

• Creative Production and Media Manager (SC5059)

  Sainsbury Centre · UK

  £31,236 – £37,694 / year · seen 6 October 2026

• Art Handler or Lead Art Handler/Crew Chief

  Aiston Fine Art Services · Long Island City, USA

  $26 – $38 / hour · seen 6 October 2026

• Preparator (On-Call)

  Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) · San Francisco, USA

  $28 – $31 / hour · seen 5 October 2026

• Production Coordinator

  The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA

  $68,190 – $72,893 / year · seen 5 October 2026

• ARTLENS Gallery Technician (Part-time)

  Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, USA

  $18 / hour · seen 5 October 2026

• Freelance Art Handler and Fabricator

  Boxart · Brooklyn, USA

  $30 – $45 / hour · seen 3 October 2026

• Driver/ Art Handler

  Art Installation Design · Brooklyn, USA

  $28 – $32 / hour · seen 3 October 2026

• Part-Time Art Handler

  Aiston Fine Art Services · Long Island City, USA

  $26 – $38 / hour · seen 3 October 2026

• Art Handler and Fabricator: Packing Department

  Boxart · Brooklyn, USA

  $25 – $33 / hour · seen 2 October 2026

• Art Handler / Driver

  Waypoint Fine Art Services · New York, USA

  $28 – $32 / hour · seen 2 October 2026

• Freelance Art Handler/Packing Technician - Brooklyn

  Boxart · Brooklyn, USA

  $30 – $45 / hour · seen 2 October 2026

• Art Handler/Packing Technician - Brooklyn - Day & Nite Positions

  Boxart · Brooklyn, USA

  $25 – $33 / hour · seen 2 October 2026

• Crating / Art Handling Specialist

  Aetna Fine Art Services · Valley Stream, USA

  $28 – $35 / hour · seen 2 October 2026

• Lead Preparator

  Parrish Art Museum · Water Mill, USA

  $36 – $40 / hour · seen 1 October 2026

• Art Handler-Trucking

  Tad Day Trucking · New York City, USA

  $24 – $30 / hour · seen 30 September 2026

• Technician - Grade II - Dublin City Council

  Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane · Dublin, Ireland

  €35,568 – €52,663 / year · seen 29 September 2026

• Technician - Grade I - Dublin City Council

  Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane · Dublin, Ireland

  €49,753 – €58,952 / year · seen 29 September 2026

• Assistant Producer, Tarnanthi

  Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA - Adelaide) · 5000 - ADELAIDE

  AU$92,122 – AU$102,456 / year · seen 29 September 2026

• Art Handler / Preparator

  Dolby Chadwick Gallery · San Francisco, USA

  $28 – $38 / hour · seen 27 September 2026

• Lead Art Handler

  Art Work Fine Art Services · Seattle, USA

  $26 – $32 / hour · seen 27 September 2026

• Producer, Tarnanthi

  Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA - Adelaide) · Adelaide, Australia

  AU$116,089 – AU$125,490 / year · seen 26 September 2026

• Preparator (Casual)

  Remai Modern (Saskatoon) · Canada

  CA$38 – CA$42 / hour · seen 26 September 2026

• Preparator/Fabricator (Full-Time, Onsite)

  MASS MoCA · North Adams, USA

  $25 / hour · seen 25 September 2026

• Preparator/Fabricator

  MASS MoCA · North Adams, USA

  $25 / hour · seen 20 September 2026

• Ausstellungs- und Möbelschreiner (m/w/d)

  Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe · Germany

  €3,187 – €3,864 / month, gross · seen 17 September 2026

• Specialist, Exhibitions Fabrication

  Academy Museum of Motion Pictures · Los Angeles, USA

  $28 – $29 / hour · seen 16 September 2026

• Driver /Art Handler, Valley Stream, Ny

  Aetna Fine Art · Valley Stream, USA

  $25 – $35 / hour · seen 4 September 2026

• Exhibitions Manager

  Weber State University · Ogden, USA

  $46,000 / year · seen 3 September 2026

• Art handler/Driver/Warehouse Staff

  Red Hook Crating · Long Island City, USA

  $20 – $25 / hour · seen 3 September 2026

• Canvas Stretcher / Art Preparator- NYC Art Studio

  Mati Bracha Studio · New York, USA

  $35 – $40 / hour · seen 3 September 2026

• Freelance Art Handler/Driver

  Boxart, Inc · New York City, USA

  $28 – $35 / hour · seen 27 August 2026

• Ausstellungs- und Möbelschreiner

  Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe · Germany

  €3,187 – €3,864 / month, gross · seen 27 August 2026

• Lead Preparator, Fabrication Shop

  SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA

  $36 – $43 / hour · seen 27 August 2026

• Clay Technician

  Drawing Room · New York, USA

  $20 – $22 / hour · seen 25 August 2026

• Projektmanager*in für den Bereich Ausstellungen (m/w/d)

  GRIMMWELT Kassel gGmbH, Kassel · Germany

  €4,270 – €6,327 / month, gross · analogous to a public scale · seen 22 August 2026

• Experienced Art Handler, Greenpoint-Brooklyn

  Art Crating, Inc. · Brooklyn, USA

  $25 – $33 / hour · seen 21 August 2026

• Art Handler-Part Time

  Art Up Nashville · Nashville, USA

  $26 – $30 / hour · seen 21 August 2026

• Part-Time Art Handler & Installer

  Sugarlift · New York, USA

  $40 – $50 / hour · seen 18 August 2026

• Driver/Art Handler Position - DC Office - Full Time & P/T

  Maquette Fine Art Services, LLC · Washington, USA

  $28 – $45 / hour · seen 17 August 2026

• Operations Manager / Art Handler

  Pace Di Donna Schrader Galleries · New York, USA

  $70,000 – $75,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026

• Production Manager (Maternity Cover)

  The Barbican · UK

  £44,110 – £49,140 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Project Manager II, Exhibitions

  SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA

  $81,374 – $88,055 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Art Handler/Installer

  Elite Art Enterprises, LLC

  $25 – $30 / hour · seen 15 August 2026

• Multimedia Producer

  Walker Art Center

  $62,223 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• 540 West 25th Street, New York Gallery Assistant

  Pace Gallery

  $22 / hour · seen 15 August 2026

• Installer

  Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · USA

  $20 – $33 / hour · seen 15 August 2026

• Technician (Lighting Bias)

  The Barbican · UK

  £38,080 – £42,150 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Gallery Activation Coordinator (18-month contract)

  Royal Ontario Museum · Toronto, ON, Canada

  CA$74,303 – CA$84,917 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Studio Arts and Gallery Coordinator

  Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY

  $31,000 – $35,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026

Archive last added to 22 October 2026. The archive is deposited under DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22544232. Download the whole archive.