SOC 25-4012 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Curators make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Curators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $63,470. The 10th percentile is $49,360 and the 90th percentile is $101,420. Employment is 100.
Median annual wage
$63,470
- 10th percentile
- $49,360
- 25th percentile
- $52,950
- Median
- $63,470
- 75th percentile
- $78,120
- 90th percentile
- $101,420
- Mean
- $69,380
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Curators, the published 10th percentile is $49,360 and the 90th percentile is $101,420. The difference is $52,060, which is 82.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $52,950 to the 75th at $78,120, covers $25,170.
The mean annual wage is $69,380, which sits above the median of $63,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 0.1% higher than the national median of $63,420 for Curators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,722, which is 2.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.8% higher than the Texas median of $59,990.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Curators at $64,722 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Curators. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $60,470 and employment of 50. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,843, against $64,722 here.
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $57,290 and employment of 150. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,086, against $64,722 here.
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $75,260 and employment of 150. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,004, against $64,722 here.
Employment share
Curators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (100 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Curators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Curators make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Curators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $63,470. The 10th percentile is $49,360 and the 90th percentile is $101,420. Employment is 100.
How does that compare with the national median for Curators?
The local median is 0.1% higher than the national median of $63,420.
What is Curators pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,470 is $64,722. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Curators?
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $60,470. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.