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Date: | Wed, 23 Jul 1997 13:05:19 -0500 |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Dill, Christopher L wrote:
:| If AAM can establish an industry wide code of ethics,
:| it certainly could do something with salaries. The
:| excuse that we're too diverse is weak. If AAM did a
:| survey which indicated that the average curator with a
:| graduate degree made $xxx/month, I could use that data
:| to push my management, board, and legislature to raise
:| salaries. Even a review of entry level position
:| starting wages by geographic area would be helpful. We
:| don't need a "standard" which we'll be penalized if we
:| don't meet, we need some ammunition to use in the fight
:| for better wages.
Perhaps a more useful tool than an absolute salary survey would be a
survey showing how much a museum staffer makes as a percentage of
the institutions total applicable revenues.
Just an idea.
Rich Johnson
Director of Marketing
Cotton Expressions, Ltd.
312-850-2545
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