U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Interior / Museum Curator

Job-title file

Museum Curator

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

168 employees hold this title in Department of Interior. Median total compensation for the role is $94,317, above the department median of $87,331.

Employees: 168
Total payroll: $16.4M
Role median: $94,317
Agency median: $87,331
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$57,594$156,377+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 168 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Museum Curator pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Curators — about 12,150 people — is $63,420. Department of Interior pays a median base salary of $94,317 for this role, 49% above that figure — about the 82nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Interior sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$40,470

$48,870

$63,420

$83,080

$107,140

Department of Interior median · $94,317

The bar is the range of annual wages for Curators across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Interior’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Interior is $94,317, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Museum Curator is held in 11 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Interior, the median of $94,317 ranks #11 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

$181,216 · 4

Department of State

$152,093 · 12

Department of Veterans Affairs

$150,713 · 1

Department of Treasury

$149,422 · 3

Smithsonian Institution

$145,489 · 134

Department of Commerce

$144,127 · 1

Presidio Trust

$133,864 · 1

Nat Archives and Records Administration

$127,902 · 12

Department of Health and Human Services

$123,478 · 4

Department of Homeland Security

$114,078 · 2

Median total compensation for the Museum Curator role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Museum Curator beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $117,681 ranks #1 of 3. See Museum Curator across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California

$77,573 · 30

Tennessee

$60,441 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Museum Curatorroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Keely Rennie-Tucker

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$111,361

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $111,361
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,361
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Omaha
Work county: Douglas
Work state: Nebraska

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $111,361
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 313620055
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Interior, Keely Rennie-Tucker serves as a Museum Curator based in Omaha, Nebraska. Their 2024 pay totaled $111,361. They are classified at grade 13.

Beth Miller

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$110,803

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $110,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,803
Pay grade: 11
Work city: West Orange
Work county: Essex
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 343600013
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Beth Miller holds the role of Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in West Orange, New Jersey. In 2024, their total compensation was $110,803. Their pay grade is 11.

David Wade

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$110,148

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $110,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,148
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Billings
Work county: Yellowstone
Work state: Montana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,148
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 300100111
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Wade works as a Museum Curator for Department of Interior based in Billings, Montana. David earned $110,148 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Melanie Spoo

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$109,673

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $109,673
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,673
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Twentynine Palms
Work county: San Bernardino
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,673
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063970071
Length of Service (Years): 38
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Melanie Spoo works as a Museum Curator for Department of Interior based in Twentynine Palms, California. Melanie earned $109,673 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Brenda Mclain

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$109,178

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $109,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,178
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Tucson
Work county: Pima
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,178
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,808
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040530019
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Brenda Mclain is a Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in Tucson, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $109,178. They are classified at grade 12.

Gregory Cox

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$109,119

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $109,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,119
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Mclean
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,119
Basic Pay (before locality): $81,884
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 511520059
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gregory Cox holds the role of Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in Mclean, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $109,119. Their pay grade is 12.

Kimberly Robinson

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$109,119

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $109,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,119
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Harpers Ferry
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: West Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,119
Basic Pay (before locality): $81,884
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 541140037
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kimberly Robinson is a Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $109,119. They are classified at grade 12.

Hillery York

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$108,890

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $107,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,890
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $107,590
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Hillery York is a Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $108,890. They are classified at grade 11.

Kirsten Kvam

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$108,370

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $108,370
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,370
Pay grade: 11
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $108,370
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,527
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kirsten Kvam is a Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in San Francisco, California. 2024 total compensation came to $108,370. They are classified at grade 11.

Colleen Curry

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$107,889

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $107,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,889
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Cresson
Work county: Cambria
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $107,889
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 421790021
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Colleen Curry is a Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in Cresson, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $107,889. They are classified at grade 12.

Michael Florer

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$107,590

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $107,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,590
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Gettysburg
Work county: Adams
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $107,590
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 423160001
Length of Service (Years): 29
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Florer holds the role of Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $107,590. Their pay grade is 11.

Michael Antonioni

Museum Curator/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$107,590

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $107,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,590
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $107,590
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 1015
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Antonioni is a Museum Curator at Department of Interior based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $107,590. They are classified at grade 11.