Museum Curator Supervisor, Earth Sciences pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 26150
- Class code
- 26150
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Museum Curator Supervisor, Earth Sciences is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 26150.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/01/1977.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory curatorial work which includes responsibility for the statewide earth sciences program of the Historical and Museum Commission. The employee in this class is responsible for directing and coordinating an earth sciences program to locate, investigate, and preserve fossil, geological, and other specimens and objects of significance or interest in earth sciences field. Work involves supervising the curatorial activities of the Earth Sciences Section of the state museum, and at field sites including the development and maintenance of exhibits devoted to earth sciences subjects.
Examples of the work
Supervises curators, preparators, clerical and other employees of an Earth Sciences Section of the state museum of field site by assigning work, reviewing completed work for adherence to standards, and evaluating employee performance. Plans and supervises the operational aspects of the program such as assigning projects or studies, scheduling, and directing the flow of work. Develops, through individual and group conferences, the efficiency and skill of subordinate employees. Initiates corrective disciplinary action for minor misconduct by subordinate employees and recommends major corrective disciplinary actions or dismissals.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Museum Curator, Earth Science 2; or Two years of curatorial work in the Earth Sciences field, and a master's degree in Geology or one of the other scientific specialty subjects in the Earth Sciences field, including or supplemented by either a museum studies course at the graduate level recognized by the American Association of Museums or a museum internship. or Any equivalent combination of experience and training which would afford the applicant the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.