Dear Kathy:

A good resource is the Association of Art Museum Directors Salary Survey.

You can contact Millicent Hall Gaudieri, Executive Director at
41 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10021
P (212) 249-4423
F (212) 535-5039.

The listing of salary ranges for the Western Region were:

Curator A/Chief Curator ranged from $27K to $126K the mean was $58.7K
Curator B/Curator ranged from $30K to $131K the mean was $51.2K
Curator C/Curator of Exhibitions ranged from $28.3K to $78.5K the mean was
$46.1K
Curator D/Associate Curator ranged from $27.4K to $60K the mean was $40.8K

Hope this will help a little.


At 08:58 AM 4/3/96 -0800, you wrote:
>          Dear fellow listers,
>
>          In preparing the budget for the Board of Directors, my boss
>          has asked for a representative range of salaries for
>          curator/collection manager-type positions and also for
>          host/tour guide-type positions.
>
>          Could those of you who have these types of positions at you
>          institution please forward me a rough estimate of what their
>          salary is (no need for names or specifics--even ranges at
>          your particular institution would be fine.)
>
>          If you could tie the salaries to required qualifications
>          and/or job responsibilities, it would be even more helpful.
>
>          Thanks for your help!
>
>          Kathy Lear
>          CREHST
>          P O Box 1970, Mailstop A1-60
>          Richland, WA  99352
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>
>
Paul H. Pincus
Bilbao Project Associate
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
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F (212) 534-8938 or (212) 876-2368

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