A fairly good rule of thumb is for beginning curators to be paid the same salary as a teacher with similar credentials in the local school district. At 09:29 AM 1/25/99 -0500, you wrote: >Fellow list members, > I was asked to submit a salary proposal for a position with a >small historical society. They want me to put me in a newly created >position- Collections Manager..or something like that. I will be >responsible for organizing a collection that is totally without order. >This will cover both objects and archives. It is a considerable amount of >work and they plan on finding grants money for at least two years. > I will graduate with a Master's in Archives, Museum and Editing >Studies. I have a year's experience as an archivist and considerable >internship experience in the musuem field. The historical society is in a >small community outside Pittsburgh, and as I said, the position will >(hopefully) be grant funded. > I don't have any idea about a salary range to give them, and I >would appreciate some professional input. I sent a similar posting to the >archives listserv and received a few responses. I think my argument is >stronger with professional backing, so I want to do enough research to >validate my proposal. > Please reply off list unless others are interested. I thank all >who reply in advance. > > > >Vince Brooks >239 S. Mathilda St. #2 >Pittsburgh, PA 15224 > >412-661-0666 > >"You can't spend what you ain't got, and you can't lose what you ain't >never had." > > - Muddy Waters >