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March 2025 workforce snapshot. The Museum Specialist and Technician occupation series had 685 employees with an average salary of $90,437.
685 employees in this occupation series
$90,437 average pay
Information and Arts Group occupation family
Smithsonian Institution (Except Units Administered Under Separate Boards of Trustees) largest agency for this occupation

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Occupation family

Museum Specialist and Technician is reported under the Information and Arts Group family in the latest OPM summary.

Agencies that employ the most Museum Specialist and Technician staff

These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.

Agency Department Employees Total salary expense Average pay Share of occupation
Smithsonian Institution (Except Units Administered Under Separate Boards of Trustees) Independent or mixed 241 $24,028,554 $99,704 35.2%
National Gallery of Art Independent or mixed 106 $11,085,574 $104,581 15.5%
National Park Service Department of the Interior 96 $5,664,802 $59,008 14.0%
U.s. Army Training and Doctrine Command Department of Defense 29 $2,072,891 $71,479 4.2%
Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Department of Defense 26 $2,182,046 $83,925 3.8%
National Archives and Records Administration Independent or mixed 14 $1,292,130 $92,295 2.0%

Common pay plans for Museum Specialist and Technician

This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.

Pay plan Employees Average pay Share of occupation
GS 512 $90,480 74.7%

Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).