The annual salary statistics of curators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of curators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $72,090 | 5.24% | 9.99% |
| 2016 | $68,310 | 1.26% | - |
| 2015 | $67,450 | 5.74% | - |
| 2014 | $63,580 | -2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $65,350 | 0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $64,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,090 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for curators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of curators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.