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What curators make
Typical
$76,000
Small museum
$49,000
Large national museum
$114,000
Job Bank's national median is $36.36 an hour, about $76,000 a year full time. Where you work decides almost everything: a national or big-city museum pays near the top, a small community museum pays near the bottom and often part time or on a contract.