Curators pay range in Riverside
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,790 or more. The middle half of curators in Riverside earn between $56,230 and $84,450.
- $51K10th
- $56K25th
- $75KMedian
- $84K75th
- $104K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $75,370 | $6,281 | $36.24 |
| Median | $74,950 | $6,246 | $36.03 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $56,230 | $4,686 | $27.03 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $84,450 | $7,038 | $40.60 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Curators salary after taxes in Riverside
On the average salary of $75,370, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $58,896 a year, or $4,908 a month and $2,265 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Riverside a good place for curators? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $75,370 buys what about $70,809 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.
Curators salary in other California cities
Riverside ranks 5th of 6 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($98,200).
- San Francisco$98,200
- San Diego$88,290
- Los Angeles$85,350
- Sacramento$84,900
- Riverside$75,370
- Santa Maria$72,660
Highest-paying cities for curators
New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,910).
- New York, NY$99,910
- New Haven, CT$99,830
- San Francisco, CA$98,200
- Ann Arbor, MI$95,110
- Washington, DC$93,030
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Curators salary in Riverside: questions
How much do curators make an hour in Riverside?
$36.24 an hour on average, and $36.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level curators salary in Riverside?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,230, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the curators take-home pay in Riverside?
About $58,896 a year ($4,908 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,370. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do curators earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,297).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-4012; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.43, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.43).
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