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Curators Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of curators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of curators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Curators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,440
25th Percentile Wage
$53,800
50th Percentile Wage
$80,830
75th Percentile Wage
$112,670
90th Percentile Wage
$183,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $183,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,440.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$80,830
-1.50% 14.29%
2016
$82,040
0.15% -
2015
$81,920
15.43% -
2012
$69,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Curators Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,830 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for curators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of curators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$91,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$81,610
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$80,830
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$77,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$74,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$72,090
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$65,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$63,200
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$63,130
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$62,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$61,740
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$60,400
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$57,990