BCMA 2018 Sector Survey | Salary Report
A total of 103 organizations participated in the 2018 BCMA Sector Survey between February 12, 2018 – April 16, 2018. Ninty-two organizations provided budget information.
Respondents
Type of Organization
Question Asked: What Kind of Organization are you?
Focus of Organization
Question Asked: Please identify the focus of your organization (check all that apply):
Annual Budget of Organization
Question Asked: What is your organization’s annual operating budget?
Organization Information
Type of Organization by Annual Budget
Question Asked: What Kind of Organization are you?
Focus of Organization by Annual Budget
Question Asked: Please identify the focus of your organization (check all that apply):
Attendance by Annual Budget
Question Asked: What is your total annual attendance (including exhibitions and programs)?
Operations by Annual Budget
Question Asked: Are you open year-round or seasonally (i.e. only open certain months of the year)?
Small Museum Self-Identification by Annual Budget
Question Asked: Do you self-identify as a small organization? (e.g. small professional staff or volunteer-run and/or annual operating budget under $250,000)
Small Museum Justification by Annual Budget
Question Asked: You have identified as a small organization. Why? (Please check all that apply.)
Staffing, Salaries, and Benefits
Number of Employees
Question Asked: How many paid (full or part time) staff members are there in your organization?
FTE of Employees
Question Asked: What is the full-time equivalent number of paid staff members in your organization? (I.e. Three 0.5 employees would equal 1.5 FTE – Full-Time Equivalent)
| Budget Category | Responses | Average FTE |
| 1: Under $25,000 | 16 | 0.4 |
| 2: $25,000 – $50,000 | 8 | 1.1 |
| 3: $50,000 – $100,000 | 9 | 0.8 |
| 4: $100,000- $250,000 | 18 | 2.3 |
| 5: $250,000 -$500,000 | 17 | 4.6 |
| 6: $500,000 – $1 million | 9 | 6.8 |
| 7: $1 million – $5 million | 12 | 27.5 |
| 8: $5 million or more | 1 | 131.0 |
| 9: I don’t know | 2 | 1.0 |
Budget Impacts on FTE
Question Asked: In the past two years, has the number of full-time equivalent paid staff decreased because of budget reductions?
Last Salary Increase
Question Asked: When was your staff’s last salary increase (not including non-recurring bonuses)?
Benefits
Question Asked: Which benefits does your organization provide in addition to salary? (Please check all that apply)
Paid Positions
Please indicate which positions exist in your organization:
Reported Salaries
Responses are organized by the annual budget range and/or organization type. If no values were provided, the charts will show a value of zero. The options to print, copy, and download information as an image or excel document are available for each question
Question Asked: What is the general annual salary (not including benefits) for the following applicable positions in your organization?
