Museum Curator Supervisor, Natural Science pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 26380
- Class code
- 26380
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Museum Curator Supervisor, Natural Science is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 26380.
- 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 natural science program of the Historical and Museum Commission. The employee in this class is responsible for directing and coordinating the state museum's natural science program to acquire and identify specimens, conduct research and studies, and serve as a central repository of information concerning the state's wild life, ecology, and other matters of interest or significance in the natural science field. Work involves supervising the curatorial activities of the natural science section of the state museum, including the development and maintenance of exhibits in the museum's natural science gallery.
Examples of the work
Supervises curators, preparators, clerical and other employees of a natural science section of a state museum or site by assigning work, reviewing complete work for adherence to standards, and evaluating employee performance. Plans and supervises the operational aspects of the program such as assigning projects or studies and scheduling and directing the flow or 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, Natural Science 2, or Two years of curatorial work in the field of natural science, and a master's degree in Biology or one of the other scientific specialty subjects in the natural science field, including or supplemented by either a recognized 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.