I agree... Melissa was not drafting a whiny note full of entitlement issues,
as this response seems to imply.

While I think that most of us in the museum field accept that we are not
going to have high salaries, I *do* have a problem with pretending that we
all revel in a glorious vision of respectable poverty because we serve our
communities. There is accepting the limitations of the non-profit world, and
then there is being a martyr about it. There is nothing wrong with
negotiating for a fair wage if it is within what the organization can pay.

Melissa, I would guess that a job with these duties at a medium-sized
institution would pay from the upper 20s to mid-30s, but it depends a lot on
what part of the country you are in, how the museum is funded, and how large
the staff is. For example, I know directors at small museums who make in the
low 20s and directors at large museums who make 6 figures, so there is a lot
of variation. Good luck!

Erica

Erica S. Maniez
Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society
425/392-3500
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www.issaquahhistory.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of j e n n i f e r
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:41 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Pay scales
>
>
> > Sorry, Melissa, you didn't touch my Christmas heart strings with this
> > plea.
>
> i am quite surprised by the acerbic tone here . . .
>
> i think it's laudable to seek out information to negotiate with,
> and i think
> lists are absolutely appropriate starting points for this sort of
> information.
>

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