Curators Salary in the US
A curators earns a national median of $63,420 a year (mean $71,560) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #382 of 825.
How much does a curators earn in the US?
A curators in the United States earns a median of $63,420 a year (mean $71,560), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 24% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 12,150 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-4012), ranked #382 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$63,420
per year
Mean
$71,560
per year
Employment
12,150
US workers
National rank
#382
of 825 by median
What a curators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a curators (SOC 25-4012) earns a median annual wage of $63,420 and a mean (average) of $71,560. The median is the midpoint — half of curators earn more and half earn less — and is 24% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a curators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for curators is $63,420, and the mean (average) is $71,560. The median is the midpoint — half of curators earn more and half earn less.
- How does curators pay compare to the US average?
- At $63,420, a curators earns 24% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many curators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 12,150 curators employed nationally (SOC 25-4012), across all industries.
- Where does this curators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-4012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-4012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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