The salary statistics of curators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare curators salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) curators is $92,420. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $55,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid curators is $30,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $55,280 | -3.40% | 5.01% |
| 2017 | $57,160 | 3.74% | - |
| 2016 | $55,020 | 0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $54,730 | 3.78% | - |
| 2014 | $52,660 | 0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $52,320 | -0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $52,510 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].