Curator salary in New York, NY

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Bronx.

Also listed as: Assistant Curator

Median salary$81,182

Middle 50%$68k–$90.2k

vs. national median+1%comparison median $80,000

Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,472 and $171,600.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$60,160	$50,008	$96,000	34
FY2021	$71,911	$60,216	$107,500	31
FY2022	$80,720	$64,148	$100,000	30
FY2023	$75,000	$65,000	$97,500	20
FY2024	$87,550	$79,750	$118,097	27
FY2025	$78,701	$66,250	$87,550	20
FY2026	–	–	–	9

New York's median Curator salary of $81,182 is worth about $72,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

All Curators in the New York, NY area earned a median of $83,110 in May 2025 (970 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,182, 2% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
The Metropolitan Museum of Art	too few	5
The Frick Collection	too few	3
291 Agency	too few	2
Felix Blanco Design	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$60,258	$67,500	14
Mid-level · Level II	$81,182	$87,370	10

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.