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