Good Afternoon Melissa,
Please remember...........when collecting data about pay scales:
1.)  Comparables/don't compare apples with kumquats.  Please remember to
collect information about pay scales from institutions that are comparable
to your institution.  From personal experience, I can attest, that a museum
with an operational budget over $6.5 million has paid a person (with the
same job title at another institution) more than twice (sometimes three
times) as much as a museum with a $1.1 million operational budget......and,
2.) Job titles/Job duties.  Sometimes different museums will use the same
job title, but the jobs duties (for the job title) will be different at the
different museums. Sometimes, the position's job scope and span of control
will be "broad" enough to warrant a higher pay for the same job title at
comparable institution. So be sure to compare job duties with job duties at
comparable institutions.
3.) Longevity. A person in same the job for 25 years, at the same museum
may be making almost twice as much as another person with the same job
title if that second person has only a couple of years in that job. Always
ask how long the person has been in that particular job.
I hope this helps,
Wesley S. Creel
Administrator of Programs
Pink Palace Family of Museums
Memphis, Tennessee
www.memphismuseums.org

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