The annual salary statistics of curators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of curators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $37,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,220.
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 | $59,980 | 3.82% | -5.62% |
| 2016 | $57,690 | 5.46% | - |
| 2015 | $54,540 | -19.77% | - |
| 2014 | $65,320 | 2.56% | - |
| 2013 | $63,650 | 0.47% | - |
| 2012 | $63,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,980 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for curators in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of curators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 9.4 percent (9.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody |