BCMA 2023 Sector Survey | Salary Report
A total of 59 organizations participated in the 2023 BCMA Sector Survey between May 15 – June 16, 2023. 58 organizations provided budget information, 45 organizations provided salary information.
Contents
Respondents
Organization Information
Why do you Identify as a Small Museum?
Revenue and Funding
Staffing, Salaries, and Benefits
Staffing Budget and Capacity Outlook
Reported Salaries
Director/ Institution Manager/ CEO
Adult education/programs specialist
Children’s education/program specialist
Collections manager / specialist
Conservator/Conservation specialist
Exhibitions Designer/Exhibitions specialist
Respondents
Type of Organization
Question Asked: What Kind of organization are you (check all that apply):
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?
Region
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
Question Asked: What is your total annual attendance (including exhibitions and programs)?
Operations
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)
Why do you Identify as a Small Museum, by Annual Budget
Question Asked: You have identified as a small organization. Why? (Please check all that apply.)
Revenue and Funding
Annual Budget of Respondent Organization
Human Resources Percentage of Annual Budget
Question asked: On average, how much of your annual operating budget is allocated to wages/human resources?
Living Wage Employers
Question asked: Do you pay your staff a Living Wage for your Community?
Staffing, Salaries, and Benefits
Number of Employees
Question Asked: How many paid (full or part time) staff members are there in your organization?
Question Asked: What is the number of full-time paid staff members in your organization?
Question Asked: What is the number of part-time paid staff members in your organization?
Question Asked: What is the number of auxiliary paid staff members in your organization? Auxiliary staff can include but are not limited to: seasonal support, summer students, contractors, etc.
Staffing Budget and Capacity Outlook
Question Asked: How do you feel about the future state of your organization’s staffing budget and capacity?
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)
Reported Salaries
A total of 59 organizations participated in the 2023 BCMA Sector Survey between May 15 – June 16, 2023. 58 organizations provided budget information, 45 organizations provided salary information.
Question Asked: Please indicate which positions exist in your organization (Full time, part-time contract, volunteer). If using the “Other” option, please separate multiple roles with commas.
Our goal with this question is to determine how certain roles are compensated, rather than the total staffing expense of an institution. – If an individual fulfils multiple roles, please provide the salary once in the field that best represents the individual’s role.- If multiple individuals fill a similar role, please average their salary and include only one value.
