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Curators Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of curators in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of curators in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,520
25th Percentile Wage
$49,890
50th Percentile Wage
$60,790
75th Percentile Wage
$73,050
90th Percentile Wage
$101,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,520.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,790
17.55% 25.14%
2021
$50,120
3.29% -
2020
$48,470
1.49% -
2019
$47,750
-11.12% -
2018
$53,060
-0.94% -
2017
$53,560
3.58% -
2016
$51,640
-16.58% -
2015
$60,200
7.92% -
2014
$55,430
-2.98% -
2013
$57,080
20.27% -
2012
$45,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Curators Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,790 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for curators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of curators in Rochester is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 45.9 percent (45.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$82,810
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$78,660
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$70,720
Rochester
$60,790
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$55,800
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$54,580
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$52,290
Nassau-Suffolk
$50,810
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$50,720
Syracuse
$47,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,090
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$32,880

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.