The highest-paying states for curators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of curators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,280, New York is the highest paying state for curators. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $77,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of curators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $80,280 |
$47,110 | 1,660 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $77,230 |
$59,280 | 150 |
| 3 | California | $72,880 |
$47,170 | 1,050 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $71,280 |
$48,840 | 60 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $68,110 |
$45,990 | 150 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $63,520 |
$48,270 | 40 |
| 7 | Wyoming | $62,680 |
$40,610 | 80 |
| 8 | Maryland | $62,340 |
$35,090 | 200 |
| 9 | Washington | $62,330 |
$36,430 | 290 |
| 10 | Nevada | $62,230 |
$45,650 | 60 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $62,180 |
$41,860 | 300 |
| 12 | Delaware | $61,600 |
$40,360 | 60 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $60,810 |
$38,460 | 70 |
| 14 | Alaska | $60,710 |
$56,540 | 70 |
| 15 | Michigan | $60,450 |
$32,600 | 260 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $59,930 |
$36,730 | 460 |
| 17 | Colorado | $59,740 |
$37,400 | 300 |
| 18 | Virginia | $59,640 |
$35,250 | 370 |
| 19 | New Jersey | $59,480 |
$34,830 | 120 |
| 20 | Illinois | $59,480 |
$35,850 | 470 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $59,010 |
$39,480 | 220 |
| 22 | Oregon | $58,530 |
$33,390 | 120 |
| 23 | Arizona | $58,410 |
$36,300 | 230 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $56,740 |
$35,120 | 240 |
| 25 | Ohio | $56,640 |
$36,110 | 320 |
| 26 | Arkansas | $54,890 |
$35,140 | 80 |
| 27 | Vermont | $54,070 |
$36,670 | 60 |
| 28 | Kansas | $53,930 |
$39,790 | 120 |
| 29 | Missouri | $53,770 |
$36,090 | 200 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $53,750 |
$42,390 | 80 |
| 31 | Maine | $53,040 |
$38,750 | 80 |
| 32 | Texas | $52,210 |
$30,230 | 570 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $51,330 |
$40,120 | 110 |
| 34 | Indiana | $51,000 |
$31,470 | 290 |
| 35 | Louisiana | $50,710 |
$32,320 | 110 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $50,230 |
$29,240 | 530 |
| 37 | Florida | $49,710 |
$31,510 | 460 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $48,940 |
$21,810 | 140 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $48,600 |
$38,500 | 190 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $48,180 |
$32,830 | 120 |
| 41 | Iowa | $48,000 |
$28,980 | 190 |
| 42 | Georgia | $47,730 |
$31,210 | 290 |
| 43 | Alabama | $47,590 |
$27,840 | 150 |
| 44 | Utah | $47,470 |
$27,110 | 100 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $46,150 |
$29,700 | 30 |
| 46 | Idaho | $45,560 |
$16,680 | 70 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $44,490 |
$27,290 | 120 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $43,050 |
$36,070 | 100 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $39,350 |
$29,420 | 30 |
| 50 | Montana | $38,190 |
$27,550 | 70 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $38,040 |
$21,880 | 30 |
| 52 | North Dakota | $35,510 |
$21,280 | 60 |