This is a very interesting question. I have been following the discussion for some time and have been quite surprised by the level of salaries mentioned in some of the advertisements for jobs in US museums compared to salaries paid in New Zealand museums. Although the US$ is worth twice the NZ$ on an exchange rate basis, it is probably best to compare salaries on an equal basis since, for the sake of the discussion, it is the buying power in each country that matters, i.e. the assumption is that $1NZ buys in NZ the equivalent that $1US buys in the US (it probably evens out across the board - some things are a lot cheaper in NZ, some things are a lot more expensive). A starting salary in a NZ museum for, say, an Assistant Curator or an Assistant Educator (the sort of positions new graduates generally apply for) would be in the vicinity of $22,000-$29,000. I certainly would not advertise a position for less than $22,000 and would expect to pay about $24,000 for such a position. Educators, with teaching qualifications and not necessarily with any museum experience, will get anything from $35,000-$55,000 depending on how many years teaching experience. A salary range for a Curator is more difficult to generalise about, but I guess from $35,000-$55,000 at a regional/provincial size museum. A lot more in a large metropolitan museum (and we only have a few of those!), probably up to $100,000 I would guess. Director's salaries vary quite markedly, as anywhere I imagine, but probably from a low of about $45,000-$50,000 for a small local/provincial museum (with from 2-5 staff), through $55,000-$100,000 for larger regional museums (8-30 staff), and up to goodness knows what for the (very few) larger institutions (and I am not ever likely to find out either!!) Please note that these figures are off the top of my head and are not based upon any hard data, just personal experience and anecdote. Hope they are of some interest to the list and I look forward to your comments and comparable figures from other countries. Greg McManus Director Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa Government Gardens Rotorua NEW ZEALAND Tel. 64+7+3494350 Fax. 64+7+3492819 -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Wendy Ong Sent: Monday, September 28, 1998 1:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Education jobs in places outside of US Hi list I am reading many mails about education and generally museum jobs being lowly paid jobs, new graduates surviving on salaries which seem like stipends, etc, etc... I am curious to know, if this is a predominately US thing. ie. is it the same for museums in Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia? thanks! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com