Museum Curator Supervisory, History pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 26180
- Class code
- 26180
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Museum Curator Supervisory, History is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 26180.
- 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 involving statewide responsibility for a program in any one of the fields of the History of Decorative Arts, History of Fine Arts, History, or History of Science, Industry, and Technology. An employee in this class is responsible for directing and coordinating a statewide curatorial program in any one of the fields of Decorative Arts, Fine Arts, History, or Science, Industry and Technology at the state museum; or for directing and coordinating a curatorial program in any one or more of the above fields at field museums and/or historic sites throughout state having collections or exhibits in the fields specified. Work includes responsibility for development and maintenance of exhibits in the specified fields.
Examples of the work
Supervises curators, preparators, clerical and other employees of a state museum section devoted to any one of the fields of Decorative Arts, Fine Arts, History, or science, Industry and technology; or supervises employees engaged in curatorial related activities in field museums and/or historic sites throughout the state having collections or exhibits in the fields specified. Such supervision involves assigning work, reviewing completed work for adherence to standards, and evaluating employee performance. Plans and supervises the operational aspects of the assigned program, such as assigning projects or studies, scheduling, and directing the flow of work.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Curator History 2; or Two years of curatorial work in any one or more of the fields of History of Decorative Arts, History of Fine Arts, History, or History of Science, Industry, and Technology, and a master's degree in American History, 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.