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Associa7onofArtMuseumCurators(AAMC)&AAMCFounda7on2016Compensa7onReview

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TABLEOFCONTENTSOVERVIEWKeyAssump7ons,DataSource&Considera7ons….........3–4Characteris7csofRespondingMuseums…...........….........5–8COMPENSATIONREVIEWSUMMARIESIns7tu7onalLeadershipRoles…...........…...…....................9–16CuratorialRoles…...........…...…...................…....................17–24AssociateRoles…...........…...…...........................................25–30AssistantRoles…...........…...…............................................31–36UniversityGalleryInforma7on…...........…...…...................37-40

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TheAAMC&AAMCFounda5on’smissionistosupportandpromotetheworkofnon-profitartsorganiza5oncuratorsbycrea5ngopportuni5esfornetworking,collabora5on,professionaldevelopmentandadvancement.Asanessen7alpartofthissupport,AAMCstrivestopromoteopendiscoursewithinthefieldatlarge,andtoprovideresourcesthatallowindividualcuratorstobeabletoplanforandadvocatefortheirownprofessionaladvancement.Thisreview,compliedwithdatafromtheAssocia7onofArtMuseumDirectors’(AAMD)AnnualReport,ismeantasatooltoaccomplishthatend.WeareimmenselygratefultoAAMDforsharingtheirresults,andforassis5ngusinpromo5ngopendiscourseandinforma5onsharinginourfield.Pleasenotethatthisreviewisconfiden7al,andisnottobesharedwithnon-AAMCmembers.

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KEYASSUMPTIONS

Thedatapresentedincludesinforma7onbasedontheAAMD’s2006(2005data),2014(2013data),and2016(2015data)SalarySurvey.TheAAMCchosetocompareandpresentdataforallcuratorialposi7onsaswellasaddi7onalkeyposi7onsatthemuseumssurveyedbytheAAMD.ThedatapresentedhereisnotacompletesurveyofeveryartmuseumintheUSandCanada,butasamplingcompiledofAAMDmemberins7tu7ons.Theposi7ons,asdefinedbytheAAMDSurvey,arecomparedacrossregions,metropolitanareasizeandopera7ngbudget.Theformatofthesurveyreflectsmetropolitanareasdefinedasmetropolitansta7s7calareas(MSAs)andconsolidatedmetropolitansta7s7calareas(CMSAs),andprimarymetropolitansta7s7calareas(PMSAs)asofApril1,2000.Forthisstudy,museumsreferredtoregionallyaredividedintoregionsasdeterminedbytheAAM.Salaryinforma7onisbasedoncompensa7onforFY14.Informa7onisnotpresentedforposi7onswhenfewerthanfivemuseumsreportedsalaryfigures.Categorieswithnorepor7ngmuseumaredenotedby“n.d.”SalariesreportedbyCanadianartmuseumsarereportedinCanadiandollars.TheCPIfrom2005to2013was19%.TheConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)isameasureoftheaveragechangeover7meinthepricespaidbyurbanconsumersforamarketbasketofconsumergoodsandservices.TheMEDIANsalarieslistedreflectstheexactmiddlesalaryfigureifallsalarieswerearrangedside-by-side.Mediannumberswereusedinmostgraphsinthisdocument.Meannumbers,whichrepresenttheaverage,canbeskewedasaresultofextremehighorlownumbers—sothesewerenotused.WeareimmenselygratefultoAAMDforsharingtheirresultswithAAMC.

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CHARACTERISTICSOFRESPONDINGMUSEUMS

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Mid-Atlan7c 24%Midwest 16.7%Southeast 16.7%Western 15.4%NewEngland 11.3%MountainPlains 10%CanadaandMexico 5.9%

DISTRIBUTIONOFMUSEUMSBYREGION

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DISTRIBUTIONOFMUSEUMSBYMETROPOLITANAREASIZE

1.80%

16%

13.70%

11.90%

25.10%

31.50%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%

Under100,000

100,000to499,999

500,000to999,999

1,000,000to1,999,999

2,000,000to4,999,999

5,000,000andover

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DISTRIBUTIONOFMUSEUMSBYOPERATINGBUDGET

1.8%

8.7%

32.0%

12.3%

9.6%

9.1%

9.6%

16.9%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%

Under$1,000,000

$1,000,000-$2,500,000

$2,500,000-$5,000,000

$5,000,000-$7,500,000

$7,500,000-$10,000,000

$10,000,000-$15,000,000

$15,000,000-$20,000,000

Over$20,000,000

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INSTITUTIONALLEADERSHIPROLES

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LEADERSHIPPOSITIONDEFINITIONSforrolesrepor1ngtoDirectorDEPUTYDIRECTORFunc7onsasanintermediarybetweentheDirectorandoneormoreoftheprimarystaffordepartmentsofthemuseum.Maydirectthedailyac7vi7esofoneormoremajorprogramorsupportfunc7onoftheorganiza7on.Responsibleforbudget,personnel,andopera7onswithindesignatedareaofresponsibility.CHIEFOPERATINGOFFICERResponsibleforopera7onsofthemuseum,usuallyincludingservices,purchasing,andtelecommunica7ons.Alsoresponsibleformaintenanceofphysicalplant,includingservicecontracts,andsecurityandsafetysupervisionofseveraladministra7veprofessionals.DIRECTOROFFINANCEManagesanddirectsallac7vi7esinvolvingfinance,investmentmanagement,accoun7ng,andbudge7ngforthemuseum.Alsoincludesauditresponsibility(externalauditand/orannualinternalaudits).Maysupervisemembersofaccoun7ngand/orfinancedepartments.DIRECTOROFEXTERNALAFFAIRSDirectsthepublicaffairsandinforma7onac7vi7esoftheorganiza7on.Directsthemediarela7ons,publicityandcustomerrela7onac7vi7esoftheorganiza7on.Responsiblefordirec7ngthemarke7ngac7vi7esoftheorganiza7on(i.e.servicedevelopment,adver7singandpromo7onalac7vi7es,andmarketpenetra7on/expansion).

CHIEFCURATOR/DIRECTOROFCURATORIALAFFAIRSGeneraladministra7veresponsibili7esforcuratorialaffairs,plussomemuseumadministra7veresponsibili7es;considerablepublicanddonorcontact;supervisionofseveralcuratorialdepartmentsorstaff.DIRECTOROFDEVELOPMENTDirectsthefundraisingac7vi7esoftheorganiza7on,includingmembership,grants,capitalprograms,andspecialfundraisingevents.Developsfundraisingstrategiesandcampaigns.Establishescontactswithindividualsandorganiza7onstosolicitfinancialsupportfortheorganiza7on.DIRECTOROFEDUCATION/CURATOROFEDUCATIONSupervisionofseveraleduca7onaldepartmentsorprograms;responsibilityforgeneraleduca7onalprogramdevelopment;somemuseumadministra7vedu7es;considerablepubliccontact;supervisionofseveraleduca7onprofessionalsand/orvolunteers.Job1tlesnotedinthisdocumentmayvaryfrommuseumtomuseumandcorrespondwiththedatapublishedintheAAMDSalarySurvey.

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25THPERCENTILEOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016DeputyDirector $85,900 $102,500 $96,900

COO/Administrator $59,740 $81,750 $81,577DirectorofFinance $64,646 $71,400 $79,050

DirectorofExternalAffairs Notavailable $69,010 $73,158ChiefCurator/DirectorofCuratorialAffairs $63,591 $75,000 $76,455

DevelopmentDirector $68,779 $77,520 $84,094DirectorofEduca7on/CuratorofEduca7on $46,800 $52,500 $58,000

MEDIANOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016DeputyDirector $117,935 $133,333 $138,021

COO/Administrator $80,400 $120,000 $121,635DirectorofFinance $82,624 $91,483 $99,100


DevelopmentDirector $86,250 $103,000 $106,600

DirectorofEduca7on/CuratorofEduca7on $60,000 $65,820 $72,576

75THPERCENTILEOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016

DeputyDirector $168,100 $185,700 $206,400COO/Administrator $123,600 $195,063 $172,900DirectorofFinance $112,000 $124,274 $140,586


DevelopmentDirector $126,700 $140,000 $150,235DirectorofEduca7on/CuratorofEduca7on $78,800 $90,400 $93,851

SUMMARYCOMPARISON:LEADERSHIPROLES2016



LEADERSHIPROLESMEDIANSALARY2006-2016

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

DeputyDirector COO/Administrator

DirectorofFinance DirectorofExternalAffairs

ChiefCurator/DirectorofCuratorialAffairs DevelopmentDirector

DirectorofEduca7on/CuratorofEduca7on

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SALARYINCREASEPERCENTAGE:LEADERSHIPROLES2006–2016Basedonmediansalary

17%

51%

20%

27%24%

21%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

N/A

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LEADERSHIPMEDIANSALARYBYAAM-DEFINEDREGIONS2016

$14

9,87

8

$15

4,58

8

$13

7,62

6

$15

5,25

0

$94

,265

$13

4,53

2

$10

6,05

0

$10

2,50

0 $13

5,00

0

$12

7,01

1 $

164,95

0

$90

,000

$13

9,95

0

$80

,195

$12

3,00

0

$99

,665

$10

0,78

5

$10

5,00

0

$89

,437

$97

,438

$75

,623

$12

0,11

6

$90

,204

$80

,920

$82

,200

$68

,000

$10

5,00

0

$10

0,00

0

$10

7,59

0

$10

9,30

6

$89

,196

$10

0,00

0

$85

,327

$13

0,00

0

$85

,000

$10

3,20

0

$12

3,97

8

$97

,079

$12

2,76

4

$91

,250

$12

9,06

3

$11

0,00

0

$85

,800

$84

,014

$67

,000

$77

,460

$64

,337

$71

,500

$58

,900

$-

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

$180,000





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LEADERSHIPMEDIANSALARYBYOPERATINGBUDGET2016

$75,000

$95,319

$112,000

$120,000

$141,879 $195,000

$235,000

$63,561

$80,195

$92,263 $1

33,343

$161,319

$139,950

$296,319

$72,239

$78,831

$89,870

$112,500

$100,000

$117,383

$159,180

$44,365

$65,810

$73,787

$92,499

$97,714

$101,509 $1

56,000

$63,902

$81,616

$82,891 $116,480

$123,509

$136,660

$173,277

$68,000

$89,303

$91,059 $128,500

$127,500

$152,618

$185,000

$56,221

$60,570

$70,169

$75,730

$85,209

$96,878

$110,285

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000





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LEADERSHIPMEDIANSALARYBYMETROPOLITANAREAPOPULATION2016

$206,400

$100,350

$111,650

$128,640

$157,440

$167,200

$173,458

$78,487

$86,000 $1

13,557 $1

50,000

$157,438

$122,467

$82,100

$86,724

$97,337

$99,785 $123,406

$76,747

$84,500

$80,250

$81,630

$115,000

$88,384

$106,000

$79,051

$84,678

$100,544

$104,420

$123,509

$106,801

$86,261

$87,753

$125,396

$127,000

$127,512

$86,800

$68,362

$63,503

$72,318

$74,300

$84,068

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

UNDER100,000 100,000TO499,999 500,000TO999,999 1,000,000TO1,999,9992,000,000TO4,999,999 5,000,000ANDOVER

DeputyDirector COO/AdministratorDirectorofFinance DirectorofExternalAffairsChiefCurator/DirectorofCuratorialAffairs DevelopmentDirectorDirectorofEduca7on/CuratorofEduca7on

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CURATORIALROLES

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CURATORIALPOSITIONDEFINITIONSCHIEFCURATOR/DIRECTOROFCURATORIALAFFAIRSGeneraladministra7veresponsibili7esforcuratorialaffairs,plussomemuseumadministra7veresponsibili7es,considerablepublicanddonorcontact;supervisionofseveralcuratorialdepartmentsorstaff.SENIORCURATOR/CURATOROFSPECIALCOLLECTIONSAREAResponsibilityforimportantsub-collec7ons;generaladministra7vedu7esrela7ngtoareaofresponsibility;supervisionofoneorseveralcuratorialsubordinates.CURATOROFEXHIBITIONSPrimaryresponsibilityforschedulingandinstallingtemporaryexhibits;maintainsexhibi7oncalendarforpublicandstaffuse;conceives,coordinatesandexecutesspecialprogramsrelatedtoexhibi7onschedules.ASSOCIATECURATORPerformssamefunc7onsasCuratorinassocia7onwith,andundersupervisionof,theCurator.ASSISTANTCURATORAssistsCuratorandAssociateCuratorundertheirsupervision.Usuallynosupervisionofothercuratorialstaff.CURATORIALASSISTANTAssistscuratorialstaffinrou7nedu7es,undertheirsupervision.Possiblyintrainingtobecomecuratorialprofessional(curatorialintern).Job1tlesnotedinthisdocumentmayvaryfrommuseumtomuseumandcorrespondwiththedatapublishedintheAAMDSalarySurvey.

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ChiefCurator/DirectorofCuratorialAffairs $109,708 $138,275 $144,560

SeniorCurator/CuratorofSpecialCollec7onsArea $84,000 $100,000 $104,704

CuratorofExhibi7ons $75,700 $84,779 $91,200

AssociateCurator $60,700 $70,312 $71,312

AssistantCurator $43,921 $54,247 $57,289

CuratorialAssistant $35,000 $41,733 $43,807

MEDIANOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016














SUMMARYCOMPARISON:CURATORIALROLES



CURATORIALMEDIANSALARY2006-2016

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

ChiefCurator/DirectorofCuratorialAffairs SeniorCurator/CuratorofSpecialCollec7onsArea

CuratorofExhibi7ons AssociateCurator

AssistantCurator CuratorialAssistant

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SALARYINCREASEPERCENTAGE:CURATORIALROLES2006–2016Basedonmediansalary

27%

21%22%

12%

21%20%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

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CURATORIALMEDIANSALARYBYAAM-DEFINEDREGIONS2016

$10

7,59

0

$10

9,30

5

$89

,196

$10

0,00

0

$85

,327

$13

0,00

0

$85

,000

$86

,063

$83

,009

$79

,581

$79

,568

$69

,674

$87

,000

$66

,010

$68

,000

$80

,000

$63

,287

$65

,000

$60

,000

$79

,941

$68

,922

$61

,204

$59

,492

$52

,500

$53

,849

$45

,569

$66

,325

$42

,978

$48

,266

$48

,960

$44

,308

$45

,400

$39

,223

$59

,383

$55

,538

$35

,500

$40

,280

$32

,633

$35

,022

$32

,700

$37

,602

$43

,807

$-

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

ChiefCurator/DirectorofCuratorialAffairs SeniorCurator/CuratorofSpecialCollec7ons



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CURATORIALMEDIANSALARYBYOPERATINGBUDGET2016

$63,902

$81,616

$82,891

$116,480

$123,509

$136,660 $1

73,277

$63,902

$63,902

$65,374

$72,000

$89,193

$89,773

$110,000

$50,000

$60,000

$52,000

$58,000 $79,108

$75,717

$95,611

$40,000

$47,000

$48,000

$52,500

$67,000

$56,449

$73,006

$42,186

$36,837

$40,000

$35,000

$49,578

$49,108

$53,914

$32,000

$34,100

$32,855

$35,798

$37,050

$38,956

$43,680

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

$180,000

$200,000




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CURATORIALMEDIANSALARYBYMETROPOLITANAREAPOPULATION2016

$106,000

$79,051

$84,678 $1

00,544

$104,420 $1

23,509

$73,984

$70,000

$63,036 $75,949 $9

1,718

$87,815

$96,981

$65,000

$52,000

$57,750

$79,946

$77,875

$52,700

$48,000

$46,820

$49,740

$57,702

$60,000

$43,470

$43,000

$44,691

$42,040

$49,579

$50,000

$37,011

$34,204

$33,400

$33,255

$34,790

$41,500

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

UNDER100,000 100,000TO499,999 500,000TO999,999 1,000,000TO1,999,9992,000,000TO4,999,999 5,000,000ANDOVER




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ASSOCIATEROLES

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ASSOCIATEPOSITIONDEFINITIONS

ASSOCIATECURATORPerformssamefunc7onsasCuratorinassocia7onwith,andundersupervisionof,theCurator.ASSOCIATEEDUCATORResponsibilityforspecificinterpre7veprograms,oneofwhichmayormaynotinvolvethedesignoftheeduca7onalexhibi7onsfromoutsidethecollec7onforspecialaudiences;budgetmanagementrelatedtoprogramarea;prepara7onofwrioenmaterialandpackagingofothereduca7onalmaterialsforprogram;supervisionofstaffandvolunteersrela7ngtoprogramarea.DEVELOPMENTASSOCIATECoordinatesfundraisingac7vi7esincluding,butnotlimitedto,annualfund,plannedgiving,corporatesponsorship,circles,andmajordonors.Maywriteand/oroverseegrantproposals.Maydevelopandexecutespecialfundraisingevents.Job1tlesnotedinthisdocumentmayvaryfrommuseumtomuseumandcorrespondwiththedatapublishedintheAAMDSalarySurvey.

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75THPERCENTILEOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016AssociateCurator $60,700 $65,686 $71,312AssociateEducator $53,000 $56,788 $59,480

DevelopmentAssociate $54,730 $57,500 $63,000

MEDIANOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016AssociateCurator $50,000 $54,791 $56,213AssociateEducator $42,650 $47,308 $47,721


25THPERCENTILEOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016AssociateCurator $42,849 $47,341 $46,000AssociateEducator $35,485 $39,742 $40,000


SUMMARYCOMPARISON:ASSOCIATEROLES



ASSOCIATEROLESMEDIANSALARY2006-2016

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

AssociateCurator AssociateEducator DevelopmentAssociate

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SALARYINCREASEPERCENTAGE:ASSOCIATEROLES2006–2016

12%12%

17%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

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ASSOCIATEMEDIANSALARYBYOPERATINGBUDGET2016Basedonmediansalary

$40,000

$47,000

$48,000

$52,500

$67,000

$56,449

$73,006

$44,600

$40,000

$41,600

$44,175 $53,221

$54,576 $6

6,498

$37,194

$42,009

$45,000

$50,116

$49,026

$53,074

$58,988

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

AssociateCurator AssociateEducator DevelopmentAssociate

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ASSISTANTROLES

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ASSISTANTPOSITIONDEFINITIONS

CURATORIALASSISTANTAssistscuratorialstaffinrou7nedu7es,undertheirsupervision.Possiblyintrainingtobecomecuratorialprofessional(curatorialintern).EDUCATIONASSISTANTAssistancetoEducatorsinrou7nedu7esrela7ngtoimplementa7onofongoingprogramsandac7vi7es;possiblyintrainingtobecomeeduca7onalprofessional.MEMBERSHIPASSISTANTOverseesmaintenanceofannualmembershipdrivesandprogramsformembers.Providessupportinplanningandexecu7ngspecialfundraisingevents.MayprovideReportstoDirectorofDevelopmentJob1tlesnotedinthisdocumentmayvaryfrommuseumtomuseumandcorrespondwiththedatapublishedintheAAMDSalarySurvey.

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75THPERCENTILEOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016CuratorialAssistant $35,000 $40,800 $43,807Educa7onAssistant $35,000 $37,933 $39,858

MembershipAssistant $45,580 $47,000 $49,631

MEDIANOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016CuratorialAssistant $30,000 $34,804 $36,000Educa7onAssistant $28,700 $31,981 $33,252


25THPERCENTILEOFSALARYRANGE 2006 2014 2016CuratorialAssistant $26,000 $30,000 $32,000Educa7onAssistant $24,750 $26,987 $29,120


SUMMARYCOMPARISON:ASSISTANTROLES



ASSISTANTANDASSOCIATEMEDIANSALARY2006-2016

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

CuratorialAssistant Educa7onAssistant MembershipAssistant

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SALARYINCREASEPERCENTAGE:ASSISTANTANDASSOCIATEROLES2006–2016

20%

16%

2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

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ASSISTANTMEDIANSALARYBYOPERATINGBUDGET2016Basedonmediansalary

$32,000

$34,100

$32,855

$35,798

$37,050

$38,956

$43,680

$23,500

$30,000

$30,680

$31,491

$35,000

$33,000

$36,882

$28,840 $37,080

$36,500

$38,972

$35,256

$36,502

$60,000

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

CuratorialAssistant Educa7onAssistant MembershipAssistant

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UNIVERSITYGALLERY&MUSEUMINFORMATION

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DeputyDirector $79,440 $108,201 $98,760ChiefOpera7ngOfficer $59,606 $99,000 $78,804DirectorofFinance $59,001 $58,617 $73,652

DirectorofExternalAffairs N/A $66,742 $72,825DirectorofDevelopment $73,097 $97,138 $95,713DirectorofEduca7on $51,000 $63,776 $66,236

CuratorA $71,579 $86,999 $82,044CuratorB $57,230 $75,684 $77,154

CuratorofExhibi7ons $47,231 $58,973 $62,644AssociateCurator $49,772 $54,968 $51,011AssistantCurator $41,800 $46,392 $46,604CuratorialAssistant $30,050 $38,000 $36,087

SUMMARYCOMPARISON:UNIVERSITYGALLERIES&MUSEUMSBasedonmediansalary



LEADERSHIPROLESMEDIANSALARYINCREASEPERCENTAGE:UNIVERSITYGALLERIESANDMUSEUMS2006-2016

24%

32%

25%

N/A

N/A30%

15%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

DeputyDirector ChiefOpera7ngOfficer

DirectorofFinance

DirectorofExternalAffairs

DirectorofDevelopment

DirectorofEduca7on

ChiefCurator/Directorof

CuratorialAffairs

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CURATORIALROLESMEDIANSALARYINCREASEPERCENTAGE:UNIVERSITYGALLERIESANDMUSEUMS2006–2016

15%

35%33%

2%

11%

20%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

ChiefCurator/DirectorofCuratorial

Affairs

SeniorCurator/CuratorofSpecialCollec7onsArea

CuratorofExhibi7ons

AssociateCurator AssistantCurator CuratorialAssistant

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