Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Museum Technicians and Conservators

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Museum Technicians and Conservators positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $63,433 versus $55,745 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +13.8%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 40% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$63,433853.3%
Bachelor's$55,745640%
High School$29,16216.7%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bachelor's 100% 0% $77,000
The J. Paul Getty Trust N/A N/A N/A $74,500
Smithsonian Institution N/A N/A N/A $56,805
J PAUL GETTY TRUST N/A N/A N/A $68,400
Contemporary Conservation N/A N/A N/A $85,000
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART N/A N/A N/A $54,631
The Art Institute of Chicago N/A N/A N/A $45,793
SUZANNE SIANO PAINTINGS CONSERVATION INC. N/A N/A N/A $45,811
Clemson University N/A N/A N/A $40,714
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART N/A N/A N/A $37,000
JEFFERSON PATTERSON HISTORICAL PARK AND MUSEUM N/A N/A N/A $35,351
The Museum of Modern Art Master's 0% 100% $97,500
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Master's 0% 100% $48,510
Yale University N/A N/A N/A $61,700
Museum Associates N/A N/A N/A $41,600
GV ART CONSERVATION LLC N/A N/A N/A $52,500
PETER FREEMAN, INC. N/A N/A N/A $66,605
The University of Texas at Austin N/A N/A N/A $42,163
University of California, Berkeley N/A N/A N/A $57,486
University of Michigan N/A N/A N/A $56,534