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Curators Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Curators salaries across 49 states

$63,010
National Average (Median)
$93,310
Highest: District of Columbia
$40,600
Lowest: Mississippi

Curators Salary by State

Compare Curators salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$40,600
$93,310

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $61,120 AK $63,880 AZ $63,510 AR $53,870 CA $78,740 CO $73,630 CT $76,510 DE $56,800 DC $93,310 FL $59,500 GA $57,810 HI $50,720 ID $62,190 IL $63,060 IN $53,910 IA $53,830 KS $56,630 KY $55,460 LA $60,080 ME $56,470 MD $63,750 MA $77,790 MI $63,190 MN $53,920 MS $40,600 MO $59,960 MT $54,460 NE $58,600 NV $69,900 NH $82,490 NJ $77,800 NM $63,690 NY $79,120 NC $49,470 OH $63,640 OK $60,560 OR $62,790 PA $62,100 RI $77,930 SC $47,200 SD $74,990 TN $57,580 TX $59,990 UT $59,910 VT $56,520 VA $58,200 WA $74,030 WI $64,370 WY $61,910

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$93,310
#2
New Hampshire
$82,490
#3
New York
$79,120
#4
California
$78,740
#5
Rhode Island
$77,930

Curators Salary in All 49 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $93,310 $100,420 140
2 New Hampshire $82,490 $79,660 60
3 New York $79,120 $90,630 1,330
4 California $78,740 $86,330 1,140
5 Rhode Island $77,930 $82,470 70
6 New Jersey $77,800 $77,880 120
7 Massachusetts $77,790 $81,450 370
8 Connecticut $76,510 $82,840 190
9 South Dakota $74,990 $74,800 50
10 Washington $74,030 $77,370 260
11 Colorado $73,630 $76,150 300
12 Nevada $69,900 $69,380 100
13 Wisconsin $64,370 $70,980 300
14 Alaska $63,880 $71,620 90
15 Maryland $63,750 $71,790 170
16 New Mexico $63,690 $62,670 140
17 Ohio $63,640 $69,920 370
18 Arizona $63,510 $71,560 150
19 Michigan $63,190 $69,710 360
20 Illinois $63,060 $68,940 410
21 Oregon $62,790 $65,700 260
22 Idaho $62,190 $57,930 50
23 Pennsylvania $62,100 $69,310 520
24 Wyoming $61,910 $60,430 90
25 Alabama $61,120 $64,510 150
26 Oklahoma $60,560 $63,770 150
27 Louisiana $60,080 $65,730 160
28 Texas $59,990 $64,880 690
29 Missouri $59,960 $67,130 260
30 Utah $59,910 $62,460 50
31 Florida $59,500 $67,870 420
32 Nebraska $58,600 $61,750 120
33 Virginia $58,200 $65,990 450
34 Georgia $57,810 $63,350 230
35 Tennessee $57,580 $61,280 190
36 Delaware $56,800 $61,790 60
37 Kansas $56,630 $61,890 120
38 Vermont $56,520 $58,040 60
39 Maine $56,470 $58,570 110
40 Kentucky $55,460 $59,600 130
41 Montana $54,460 $55,260 100
42 Minnesota $53,920 $58,960 220
43 Indiana $53,910 $59,540 220
44 Arkansas $53,870 $66,950 80
45 Iowa $53,830 $54,750 230
46 Hawaii $50,720 $61,010 140
47 North Carolina $49,470 $57,490 600
48 South Carolina $47,200 $55,640 120
49 Mississippi $40,600 $45,190 30

Curators Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Curators keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Take-Home in District of Columbia → Take-Home in New Hampshire → Take-Home in New York →

Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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