Assistant Curator H-1B salaries — 51 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 8
- Filings · FY2025
- $75k
- Median base · FY2025
- $60k–$87k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Top sponsor · 9 all-time
Assistant Curator: 51 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $75k across 8 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $60k and $87k. The biggest sponsors are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Botanical Garden, Graduate Theological Union; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Assistant Curator make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $75k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Assistant Curator sponsorship changed?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | −62% | $67k |
| FY2025 | 8 | −20% | $75k |
| FY2024 | 10 | +400% | $88k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −33% | $62k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −25% | $64k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +100% | $59k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −33% | $48k |
| FY2019 | 3 | −40% | $63k |
| FY2018 | 5 | −29% | $62k |
| FY2017 | 7 | +75% | $61k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $43k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Assistant Curators?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 9 | $72k |
| 2 | The New York Botanical Garden | 6 | $88k |
| 3 | Graduate Theological Union | 4 | $67k |
| 4 | Smithsonian Institution | 3 | $73k |
| 5 | The Art Institute of Chicago | 3 | $48k |
| 6 | The Field Museum of Natural History | 3 | $53k |
| 7 | University of Florida | 2 | $90k |
| 8 | The J Paul Getty Trust | 2 | $65k |
| 9 | Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco | 2 | $46k |
| 10 | Simon Lee Gallery | 2 | $43k |
Where are H-1B Assistant Curator jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 18 | $65k |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 7 | $53k |
| 3 | Bronx, NY | 6 | $88k |
| 4 | Berkeley, CA | 4 | $67k |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $61k |
| 6 | Washington, DC | 3 | $73k |
| 7 | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $65k |
| 8 | Seattle, WA | 2 | $62k |
| 9 | Gainesville, FL | 2 | $90k |
| 10 | Flushing, NY | 1 | $48k |
Common questions about Assistant Curator H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Assistant Curator?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Assistant Curator is $75k (FY2025), from 8 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $59k and $76k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Assistant Curators?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Curator are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Botanical Garden, Graduate Theological Union.
- Where are most H-1B Assistant Curator jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Assistant Curator roles are New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Bronx, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean Assistant Curator H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →