The average wage for a curator in Illinois is around $24.48 per hour.
Avg Wage
Curators earn an average hourly wage of $24.48.
Salaries typically start from $14.55 per hour and go up to $41.18 per hour.
20% below national average Updated in 2018
Curator earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level curator earnings begin at:
$41.18 per hour
$85,657 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level curator earnings begin at:
$32.19 per hour
$66,953 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level curator earnings begin at:
$24.48 per hour
$50,921 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level curator earnings begin at:
$18.62 per hour
$38,727 per year
10th percentile
Starting level curator earnings begin at:
$14.55 per hour
$30,271 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Curator salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $79,370 |
| New York | $66,400 |
| Alaska | $66,000 |
| New Jersey | $65,620 |
| Connecticut | $64,913 |
| Massachusetts | $63,810 |
| Maryland | $63,240 |
| Washington | $61,640 |
| Virginia | $60,920 |
| California | $60,640 |
| Missouri | $59,150 |
| Delaware | $59,000 |
| Colorado | $58,650 |
| Nevada | $57,450 |
| Arizona | $56,050 |
| Hawaii | $55,900 |
| Vermont | $55,490 |
| Rhode Island | $54,010 |
| Pennsylvania | $53,840 |
| New Mexico | $51,500 |
| Kentucky | $51,230 |
| Texas | $51,000 |
| Illinois | $50,921 |
| Alabama | $50,741 |
| Ohio | $49,980 |
| Wisconsin | $49,590 |
| South Carolina | $49,160 |
| Utah | $49,000 |
| Kansas | $48,816 |
| Maine | $48,110 |
| South Dakota | $47,620 |
| North Dakota | $47,580 |
| Minnesota | $47,440 |
| Tennessee | $46,420 |
| Arkansas | $46,330 |
| Michigan | $46,300 |
| Iowa | $45,900 |
| Indiana | $45,560 |
| Oklahoma | $44,540 |
| North Carolina | $43,640 |
| Nebraska | $43,340 |
| Georgia | $43,230 |
| Oregon | $41,050 |
| Florida | $40,590 |
| New Hampshire | $40,530 |
| Louisiana | $39,820 |
| Montana | $39,510 |
| Wyoming | $39,200 |
| Mississippi | $38,220 |
| Idaho | $35,500 |
| West Virginia | $35,330 |
How do curator salaries compare to similar careers?
Curators earn 11% less than similar careers in Illinois. On average, they make less than urban planners but more than humanitarians.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Urban planner salary | $74K |
| Archaeologist salary | $63K |
| Anthropologist salary | $63K |
| Historian salary | $61K |
| Archivist salary | $61K |
| Curator salary | $51K |
| Museum conservator salary | $45K |
| Embalmer salary | $31K |
| Humanitarian salary | $33K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)