Michigan was 0.4% below the U.S. median for Curators. It ranked 19 of 49 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Michigan was 96.2, or 3.8% below the national price level. Its housing index was 82.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$65,674
WageScope divides the published Curators median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 25-4012 and BLS area 26.
Questions, answered
Curators pay in Michigan: common questions
What is the median wage for Curators in Michigan?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $63,190 per year for Curators in Michigan. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Curators pay higher in Michigan than nationally?
Michigan's published median was 0.4% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Michigan?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 96.2 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Curators jobs does BLS estimate in Michigan?
BLS published an employment estimate of 360 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Curators median in Michigan at $63,190 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 25-4012 and BLS area 26.
BLS lists 360 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $69,710 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Michigan's Curators median is 0.4% below the U.S. Curators median of $63,420 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 25-4012 and area 26. SOC 25-4012 names Curators. Area 26 names Michigan. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 25-4012/26 row reports 360 wage and salary jobs, 0.08 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.03 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 25-4012/26, the annual median is $63,190 per year, while the matching mean is $69,710 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 26 reports 4,403,730 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,920. Its annual median is $49,270. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 25-4012 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Michigan runs from $30,290 at the 10th percentile to $110,650 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,070. The median is $49,270. The 75th percentile is $77,910. This is a place check, not a pay range for Curators.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 26. They do not show related skills or a path into Curators.
1. Area 26, SOC 51-2090, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: 112,310 jobs, $44,690 annual median, 25.5 jobs per 1,000, and 2.82 location quotient.
2. Area 26, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 111,010 jobs, $34,640 annual median, 25.21 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
3. Area 26, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 104,950 jobs, $94,300 annual median, 23.83 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
4. Area 26, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 103,130 jobs, $28,930 annual median, 23.42 jobs per 1,000, and 0.94 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Michigan wage ladder for Curators
The 10th percentile is $36,440 per year. The 25th percentile is $47,700 per year. The median is $63,190 per year. The 75th percentile is $82,240 per year. The 90th percentile is $105,970 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $47,700 per year to $82,240 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $69,530. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Michigan has a annual median of $63,190 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $63,420 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Michigan. Michigan is 0.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Michigan ranks 19 of 49 among states and territories with a published annual median for Curators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 19 of 49 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
16. New Mexico has a Curators median of $63,690 per year, 140 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.12.
17. Ohio has a Curators median of $63,640 per year, 370 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.84.
18. Arizona has a Curators median of $63,510 per year, 150 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.58.
20. Illinois has a Curators median of $63,060 per year, 410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.86.
21. Oregon has a Curators median of $62,790 per year, 260 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.69.
Pay leaders
Where Curators medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 25-4012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $93,310 per year. Michigan sits at $63,190 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Curators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Curators median of $93,310 per year, or $30,120 above Michigan. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 2.62.
2. New Hampshire has a Curators median of $82,490 per year, or $19,300 above Michigan. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 1.1.
3. New York has a Curators median of $79,120 per year, or $15,930 above Michigan. BLS lists 1,330 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 1.76.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Curators jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Curators in this same-source set, at 1,330 jobs. Michigan has 360. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York has 1,330 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 970 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $79,120 per year, or $15,930 above Michigan. Its location quotient is 1.76.
2. California has 1,140 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 780 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $78,740 per year, or $15,550 above Michigan. Its location quotient is 0.8.
3. Texas has 690 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 330 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $59,990 per year, or $3,200 below Michigan. Its location quotient is 0.63.
Local-share leaders
Where Curators takes the largest share of local jobs
Wyoming has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 4.03. Michigan has 1.03. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Curators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Wyoming has a location quotient of 4.03, a gap of 3.00 from Michigan. BLS lists 90 Curators jobs and a median of $61,910 per year, or $1,280 below Michigan.
2. Alaska has a location quotient of 3.43, a gap of 2.40 from Michigan. BLS lists 90 Curators jobs and a median of $63,880 per year, or $690 above Michigan.
3. Hawaii has a location quotient of 2.86, a gap of 1.83 from Michigan. BLS lists 140 Curators jobs and a median of $50,720 per year, or $12,470 below Michigan.
Job scale and share
How common Curators is in Michigan
BLS lists 360 Curators jobs in Michigan. It also lists 0.08 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.03. A value of 1 means Curators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is the same than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Michigan is $49,270 per year. The Curators median is $63,190 per year. Curators is 28.3% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Michigan. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Curators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Michigan median of $64,720 per year. BLS lists 30,690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Michigan median of $65,110 per year. BLS lists 40,910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Michigan median of $57,180 per year. BLS lists 60,800 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Michigan
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Michigan table, at 112,310 jobs. Curators has 360 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 4,403,730. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Curators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 112,310 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 111,950 from Curators. Its median is $44,690 per year, or $18,500 below Curators. Its location quotient is 2.82.
2. Retail Salespersons has 111,010 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 110,650 from Curators. Its median is $34,640 per year, or $28,550 below Curators. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Registered Nurses has 104,950 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 104,590 from Curators. Its median is $94,300 per year, or $31,110 above Curators. Its location quotient is 1.1.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Michigan
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Michigan role table, at $125,570 per year. Curators has $63,190 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,270 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $125,570 per year in Michigan, or $62,380 above Curators. BLS lists 43,460 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 0.91.
2. Mechanical Engineers has a median of $104,890 per year in Michigan, or $41,700 above Curators. BLS lists 34,630 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 4.12.
3. Industrial Engineers has a median of $101,680 per year in Michigan, or $38,490 above Curators. BLS lists 30,990 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 2.99.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Michigan
Mechanical Engineers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Michigan role table, at 4.12. Curators has 1.03. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Curators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Mechanical Engineers has a location quotient of 4.12 in Michigan, a gap of 3.09 from Curators. BLS lists 34,630 jobs and a median of $104,890 per year, or $41,700 above Curators.
2. Industrial Engineers has a location quotient of 2.99 in Michigan, a gap of 1.96 from Curators. BLS lists 30,990 jobs and a median of $101,680 per year, or $38,490 above Curators.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.82 in Michigan, a gap of 1.79 from Curators. BLS lists 112,310 jobs and a median of $44,690 per year, or $18,500 below Curators.
Price-level view
What $63,190 may mean after the Michigan price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Michigan is 96.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.8% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $63,190 Curators median by 96.2 divided by 100. The result is $65,674 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 82.3. Goods are 96.0. Utilities are 100.2. Other services are 100.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Curators row is 11.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 360 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $69,710 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Curators. It uses a Michigan place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $63,190 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 360 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.03 is not a growth score. Rank 19 of 49 is not a place score. The 96.2 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 25-4012 in BLS area 26. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 26, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 95,020 jobs, $35,000 annual median, 21.58 jobs per 1,000, and 0.78 location quotient.
6. Area 26, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 92,930 jobs, $29,740 annual median, 21.1 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
4. California has a Curators median of $78,740 per year, or $15,550 above Michigan. BLS lists 1,140 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 0.8.
5. Rhode Island has a Curators median of $77,930 per year, or $14,740 above Michigan. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 1.87.
6. New Jersey has a Curators median of $77,800 per year, or $14,610 above Michigan. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 0.36.
7. Massachusetts has a Curators median of $77,790 per year, or $14,600 above Michigan. BLS lists 370 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 1.32.
8. Connecticut has a Curators median of $76,510 per year, or $13,320 above Michigan. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 360 in Michigan. The location quotient is 1.41.
4. North Carolina has 600 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 240 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $49,470 per year, or $13,720 below Michigan. Its location quotient is 1.56.
5. Pennsylvania has 520 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $62,100 per year, or $1,090 below Michigan. Its location quotient is 1.1.
6. Virginia has 450 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 90 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $58,200 per year, or $4,990 below Michigan. Its location quotient is 1.41.
7. Florida has 420 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 60 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $59,500 per year, or $3,690 below Michigan. Its location quotient is 0.54.
8. Illinois has 410 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Michigan. Its median is $63,060 per year, or $130 below Michigan. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Vermont has a location quotient of 2.66, a gap of 1.63 from Michigan. BLS lists 60 Curators jobs and a median of $56,520 per year, or $6,670 below Michigan.
5. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 2.62, a gap of 1.59 from Michigan. BLS lists 140 Curators jobs and a median of $93,310 per year, or $30,120 above Michigan.
6. Montana has a location quotient of 2.45, a gap of 1.42 from Michigan. BLS lists 100 Curators jobs and a median of $54,460 per year, or $8,730 below Michigan.
7. New Mexico has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 1.09 from Michigan. BLS lists 140 Curators jobs and a median of $63,690 per year, or $500 above Michigan.
8. Maine has a location quotient of 2.1, a gap of 1.07 from Michigan. BLS lists 110 Curators jobs and a median of $56,470 per year, or $6,720 below Michigan.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Michigan median of $72,980 per year. BLS lists 40,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
5. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Michigan median of $48,980 per year. BLS lists 37,550 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Michigan median of $47,580 per year. BLS lists 39,490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
7. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Michigan median of $78,820 per year. BLS lists 41,460 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Michigan median of $46,430 per year. BLS lists 30,750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 103,130 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 102,770 from Curators. Its median is $28,930 per year, or $34,260 below Curators. Its location quotient is 0.94.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 95,020 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 94,660 from Curators. Its median is $35,000 per year, or $28,190 below Curators. Its location quotient is 0.78.
6. Cashiers has 92,930 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 92,570 from Curators. Its median is $29,740 per year, or $33,450 below Curators. Its location quotient is 1.06.
7. Office Clerks, General has 88,030 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 87,670 from Curators. Its median is $44,820 per year, or $18,370 below Curators. Its location quotient is 1.26.
8. General and Operations Managers has 85,860 jobs in Michigan, a gap of 85,500 from Curators. Its median is $99,530 per year, or $36,340 above Curators. Its location quotient is 0.87.
4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $99,530 per year in Michigan, or $36,340 above Curators. BLS lists 85,860 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $94,300 per year in Michigan, or $31,110 above Curators. BLS lists 104,950 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.1.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $78,820 per year in Michigan, or $15,630 above Curators. BLS lists 41,460 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.01.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $72,980 per year in Michigan, or $9,790 above Curators. BLS lists 40,960 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.17.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $65,110 per year in Michigan, or $1,920 above Curators. BLS lists 40,910 jobs, compared with 360 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.04.
4. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.26 in Michigan, a gap of 0.23 from Curators. BLS lists 88,030 jobs and a median of $44,820 per year, or $18,370 below Curators.
5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.2 in Michigan, a gap of 0.17 from Curators. BLS lists 32,330 jobs and a median of $38,120 per year, or $25,070 below Curators.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.17 in Michigan, a gap of 0.14 from Curators. BLS lists 40,960 jobs and a median of $72,980 per year, or $9,790 above Curators.
7. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.1 in Michigan, a gap of 0.07 from Curators. BLS lists 104,950 jobs and a median of $94,300 per year, or $31,110 above Curators.
8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.06 in Michigan, a gap of 0.03 from Curators. BLS lists 92,930 jobs and a median of $29,740 per year, or $33,450 below Curators.
Precise employer-title matches for Curators in Michigan
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Michigan place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
