Curators Salary in Albany, NY

Curators pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,820 or more. The middle half of curators in Albany earn between $56,230 and $97,820.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Curators salary after taxes in Albany

On the average salary of $80,830, a single filer in Albany takes home about $61,853 a year, or $5,154 a month and $2,379 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Is Albany a good place for curators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albany area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.6), so the average $80,830 buys what about $81,182 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Curators salary in other New York cities

Albany ranks 2nd of 5 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($99,910).

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Highest-paying cities for curators

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,910).

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