Museum & curatorial salaries in the United States
What museum jobs in the United States have advertised as pay — 64 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. 62 roles are open right now.
What do museum jobs in the United States pay?
Median advertised salary: ≈ €56,554 / year (annualised, 64 figures, from ≈ €26,660 to ≈ €348,816)
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
- Assistant Conservator for East Asian Works of Art on Paper
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA · Conservation
$64,000 / year · seen 5 September 2026
- Curatorial Assistant (January 2027 start)
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, USA · Curatorial
$45,000 / year · seen 5 September 2026
- Assistant to the Chief Curator
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA · Curatorial
$64,023 / year · seen 5 September 2026
- Exhibitions Registrar and Preparator
The Parrish Art Museum · Water Mill, USA · Collections
$36 – $40 / hour · seen 4 September 2026
- Driver /Art Handler, Valley Stream, Ny
Aetna Fine Art · Valley Stream, USA · Production
$25 – $35 / hour · seen 4 September 2026
- Saha Curator in Residence
New Museum of Contemporary Art · New York, USA · Curatorial
$85,066 / year · seen 3 September 2026
- Exhibitions Manager
Weber State University · Ogden, USA · Production
$46,000 / year · seen 3 September 2026
- Art handler/Driver/Warehouse Staff
Red Hook Crating · Long Island City, USA · Production
$20 – $25 / hour · seen 3 September 2026
- Canvas Stretcher / Art Preparator- NYC Art Studio
Mati Bracha Studio · New York, USA · Production
$35 – $40 / hour · seen 3 September 2026
- Curatorial Assistant, Publications
The Broad (Los Angeles) · USA · Curatorial
$28 – $29 / hour · seen 1 September 2026
- Archives/Registration Assistant
Artist Studio · Los Angeles, USA · Archives
$28 – $30 / hour · seen 1 September 2026
- Part Time Registrar
The Journal Gallery · New York, USA · Collections
$25 – $35 / hour · seen 1 September 2026
- Gallery Director, Curator of Exhibitions & Programs
The Art Students League of New York · New York, USA · Leadership
$115,000 – $125,000 / year · seen 28 August 2026
- Per Diem Adult Group Tours Educator
The Jewish Museum · New York, USA · Education & Public Programmes
$46 – $195 / hour · seen 27 August 2026
- Freelance Art Handler/Driver
Boxart, Inc · New York City, USA · Production
$28 – $35 / hour · seen 27 August 2026
- Lead Preparator, Fabrication Shop
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA · Production
$36 – $43 / hour · seen 27 August 2026
- Temporary Curatorial Assistant, Painting and Sculpture
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA · Curatorial
$74,858 / year · seen 26 August 2026
- YCBA Educator, High School, College, and University
Yale Center for British Art · New Haven, USA · Education & Public Programmes
$68,000 – $120,500 / year · seen 26 August 2026
- Curatorial Assistant, Painting and Sculpture
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA · Curatorial
$74,858 / year · seen 26 August 2026
- Collection Manager, Library Services Center
The New York Public Library · Queens, USA · Collections
$80,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 26 August 2026
- Clay Technician
Drawing Room · New York, USA · Production
$20 – $22 / hour · seen 25 August 2026
- Project Archivist
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · USA · Archives
$39 / hour · seen 25 August 2026
- Fine Art Gallery Cataloguer
Rogallery · Long Island City, USA · Collections
$50,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 25 August 2026
- Experienced Art Handler, Greenpoint-Brooklyn
Art Crating, Inc. · Brooklyn, USA · Production
$25 – $33 / hour · seen 21 August 2026
- Assistant Director
Mad Rose Gallery · Millerton, USA · Leadership
$25 – $30 / hour · seen 21 August 2026
- Associate Registrar
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum · Long Island City, USA · Collections
$75,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 21 August 2026
- Art Handler-Part Time
Art Up Nashville · Nashville, USA · Production
$26 – $30 / hour · seen 21 August 2026
- Associate Registrar for Collections
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA · Collections
$56,292 / year · seen 21 August 2026
- Assistant Conservator, Objects Conservation (End-Dated)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, USA · Conservation
$80,000 – $85,000 / year · seen 20 August 2026
- Carol B. Grossman Curator Scholar (End-Dated)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, USA · Curatorial
$34 / hour · seen 20 August 2026
- Studio Manager/Conservation Coordinator
Modern Art Conservation · New York, USA · Conservation
$60,000 – $72,000 / year · seen 19 August 2026
- Youth Programs Assistant
https://newmuseum.org · New York, USA · Education & Public Programmes
$57,124 / year · seen 19 August 2026
- Teaching Artist
https://newmuseum.org · New York, USA · Education & Public Programmes
$51 / hour · seen 19 August 2026
- Assistant to the Registrar
P·P·O·W · New York, USA · Collections
$40,000 – $45,000 / year · seen 19 August 2026
- Part-Time Art Handler & Installer
Sugarlift · New York, USA · Production
$40 – $50 / hour · seen 18 August 2026
- Driver/Art Handler Position - DC Office - Full Time & P/T
Maquette Fine Art Services, LLC · Washington, USA · Production
$28 – $45 / hour · seen 17 August 2026
- Gallery Manager
Robert Simon Fine Art · New York, USA · Other
$65,000 – $80,000 / year · seen 17 August 2026
- Rauschenberg Fellow
The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York) · USA · Intern & Fellowship
$50,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026
- Assistant Collections Manager - Insects
The Field Museum · - Chicago, USA · Collections
$49,000 – $52,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026
- Museum Educator, Community Engagement
The University of Chicago · - Chicago, USA · Education & Public Programmes
$62,000 – $66,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026
- Processing Archivist and Cataloger
The University of Chicago · - Chicago, USA · Archives
$25 / hour · seen 16 August 2026
- Archivist
The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York) · USA · Archives
$75,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026
- Operations Manager / Art Handler
Pace Di Donna Schrader Galleries · New York, USA · Production
$70,000 – $75,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026
- Gallery Associate // Madison Avenue Gallery
ARTON CONTEMPORARY · New York, USA · Other
$40,000 – $55,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026
- Project Manager II, Exhibitions
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA · Production
$81,374 – $88,055 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Go to Archivist
The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York) · USA · Archives
$75,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Adjunct Educator, On-Call
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA · Education & Public Programmes
$34 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Manager of School and Gallery Programs
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, USA · Leadership
$65,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Go to Rauschenberg Fellow
The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York) · USA · Intern & Fellowship
$50,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Studio Programs Assistant (SPA)
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · USA · Education & Public Programmes
$19 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Gallery Director
The Sheldon Concert Hall and Galleries · Missouri, USA · Leadership
$60,000 – $66,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Installer
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · USA · Production
$20 – $33 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Senior Curator
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts · Boone, USA · Curatorial
$70,000 – $81,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Head Registrar
Columbia Museum of Art · Columbia, USA · Collections
$63,000 – $73,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Director of Live Programs
The Broad (Los Angeles) · USA · Leadership
$170,000 – $190,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Associate Director of Visitor and Gallery Experience
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, USA · Leadership
$81,500 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Associate Registrar, Exhibitions
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA · Collections
$38 – $46 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Adult Programs and Interpretation Intern
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · USA · Intern & Fellowship
$19 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Conservation Scientist
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA · Conservation
$91,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Associate Registrar for Outgoing Loans
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA · Collections
$56,292 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Associate Conservator of Photographic Materials
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA · Conservation
$72,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Curatorial Intern (Fall’26-Spring’27)
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · USA · Intern & Fellowship
$19 / hour · seen 15 August 2026
- Studio Arts and Gallery Coordinator
Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · Education & Public Programmes
$31,000 – $35,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
- Registrar
Susan Inglett Gallery · New York, USA · Collections
$45,000 – $52,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026
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