Becoming a Museum Curator via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering history courses to train individuals to become top-notch historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, history professors, history instructors, museum archivists, museum curators, museum guides, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 10,410 people employed as curators alone in America, and their average annual salary is $52,330. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Museum Curator Salary Information

Category: Curators

Total # Employed in the US 10,410
Average Hourly Wage: $25.16/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$12.98 $16.97 $23.04 $31.29 $40.34
Average Yearly Salary $52,330
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$27,000 $35,300 $47,930 $65,080 $83,900
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
1.2% 5.9% 9.5% 3.8% 31.7% 38.2% 9.7%
Curators — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $37.22/hr $77,410
Colorado $29.27/hr $60,890
Mississippi $28.44/hr $59,160
Oklahoma $27.87/hr $57,960
Kansas $27.54/hr $57,290
Montana $27.46/hr $57,110
New York $27.39/hr $56,980
Missouri $27.3/hr $56,780
Delaware $27.17/hr $56,510
Connecticut $26.55/hr $55,220
Utah $26.29/hr $54,680
New Hampshire $25.69/hr $53,430
Ohio $25.44/hr $52,920
New Mexico $25.13/hr $52,280
Wyoming $24.92/hr $51,830
District of Columbia $24.81/hr $51,600
South Carolina $24.56/hr $51,080
Virginia $24.55/hr $51,060
Guam $24.47/hr $50,910
Idaho $24.23/hr $50,400
Alaska $24.17/hr $50,280
North Dakota $23.45/hr $48,770
Puerto Rico $23.19/hr $48,230
Nebraska $22.98/hr $47,790
Arkansas $22.79/hr $47,390
North Carolina $22.51/hr $46,820
Maryland $22.27/hr $46,320
California $22.26/hr $46,300
Kentucky $22.17/hr $46,120
Alabama $22.04/hr $45,840
Tennessee $22.03/hr $45,820
Washington $21.31/hr $44,330
Oregon $21.2/hr $44,100
Michigan $21.19/hr $44,070
South Dakota $20.83/hr $43,320
Wisconsin $20.62/hr $42,880
Louisiana $20.61/hr $42,870
West Virginia $20.15/hr $41,920
Maine $20.12/hr $41,860
Hawaii $19.89/hr $41,380
New Jersey $17.83/hr $37,080
Massachusetts $15.15/hr $31,510


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