Data received July 2023

Full-time employees

222

Number of departments

49

Median pay

$47,026

Average pay

$61,761

St. Louis Art Museum

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Gallery 46 $34,064 $34,323 4.0 $49,787
Security 18 $41,238 $42,342 8.5 $73,670
Art Preparation & Installation 8 $40,334 $43,000 10.0 $79,133
Conservation 8 $58,802 $67,060 4.5 $118,520
Accounting 7 $56,269 $67,744 6.0 $149,589
Engineering 7 $69,756 $74,133 8.0 $100,449
Environmental Operations 7 $35,897 $40,054 10.0 $62,612
Information Technology 7 $80,747 $90,878 4.0 $160,952
Registration 7 $44,077 $49,051 4.0 $80,671
Annual Programs 6 $42,592 $52,397 10.0 $83,237
Marketing & Communications 6 $40,571 $49,718 2.0 $114,469
Design 5 $40,202 $43,202 4.0 $60,356
Human Resources 5 $63,968 $83,180 3.0 $167,038
Museum Shop 5 $45,500 $43,806 1.0 $63,850
Visitor Member Services 5 $38,676 $46,869 9.0 $72,063
Building Operations 4 $62,580 $69,392 15.0 $103,601
Digital Experience & Media Admin 4 $84,361 $92,408 13.5 $139,491
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 4 $50,185 $72,097 3.0 $164,096
Library 4 $62,370 $71,508 12.0 $100,863
Africa Oceania Americas 3 $61,179 $70,459 9.0 $104,614
Campaigns & Major Gifts 3 $78,073 $95,829 9.0 $157,035
Digital Assets 3 $43,016 $41,635 3.0 $43,441
Engagement and Interpretation 3 $40,764 $52,487 8.0 $78,490
Modern & Contemporary Art 3 $75,763 $90,611 7.0 $138,362
Multigenerational Learning 3 $75,978 $84,671 6.0 $105,522
Prints Drawings Photographs 3 $85,813 $93,652 12.0 $132,228
Supervisors 3 $61,717 $67,410 14.0 $84,947
Administration - A.D. 2 $234,746 $234,746 10.5 $406,999
American 2 $92,409 $92,409 6.5 $125,227
Curatorial Administration 2 $39,672 $39,672 3.5 $41,642
Decorative Arts and Design 2 $79,327 $79,327 19.5 $109,180
Director's Office Admin 2 $340,575 $340,575 11.0 $515,000
Exhibitions 2 $43,769 $43,769 7.0 $54,713
Exhibitions & Collections Admin 2 $138,498 $138,498 26.5 $235,174
Institutional Giving 2 $34,695 $34,695 7.0 $47,196
Learning & Engagement Admin 2 $92,233 $92,233 7.5 $142,803
Museum Events 2 $59,717 $59,717 8.0 $73,988
Operations & Security Admin 2 $151,013 $151,013 25.0 $248,288
Protection Services Admin 2 $67,452 $67,452 19.5 $69,996
Teacher and Student Learning 2 $48,871 $48,871 2.5 $62,475
Asian Art 1 $109,888 $109,888 17.0 $109,888
Board Secretary 1 $61,484 $61,484 6.0 $61,484
Cabinet Shop 1 $73,308 $73,308 11.0 $73,308
Development & External Affairs Admin 1 $70,825 $70,825 16.0 $70,825
Director's Office 1 $49,793 $49,793 24.0 $49,793
European Art 1 $142,862 $142,862 26.0 $142,862
Exhibition Design 1 $53,431 $53,431 7.0 $53,431
Mellon PDP 1 $55,265 $55,265 4.0 $55,265
Publication Book Production 1 $63,706 $63,706 7.0 $63,706

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or pay salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.