Tennessee / State Museum / Museum Curator
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
5 employees hold this title in State Museum. Median total compensation for the role is $60,441, above the department median of $60,441.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Curators — about 190 people — is $57,580. State Museum pays a median base salary of $59,136 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 52nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Curators across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows State Museum’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Curators — about 12,150 people — is $63,420. State Museum’s median base salary is 7% below that national figure, about the 43rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at State Museum is $60,441, 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
Museum Curator is held in 2 Tennessee departments. In State Museum, the median of $60,441 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Museum Curator role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $60,441 ranks #3 of 3. See Museum Curator across all of Tennessee →
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
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Museum Curator/State Museum
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Tranae Chatman works as a Museum Curator for State Museum within Tsm Administrative Operations. Their status is full-time. Tranae earned $60,592 in 2026.
Museum Curator/State Museum
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Julia Doyle works as a Museum Curator for State Museum within Tsm Administrative Operations. Their status is full-time. Julia earned $60,490 in 2026.
Museum Curator/State Museum
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At State Museum, Lawrence Dahl serves as a Museum Curator within Tsm Administrative Operations. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,441.
Museum Curator/State Museum
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Tara Spada is a Museum Curator at State Museum within Tsm Administrative Operations. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,441.
Museum Curator/State Museum
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Nathalie Lavine is a Museum Curator at State Museum within Tsm Administrative Operations. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,996.