Payment Standards
Arts Workers
Rates below do not include Superannuation or other allowances.
Job | Minimum Range for Large Organisations | |
|---|---|---|
Senior Curator / Senior Registrar | $87,500 | $105,000 |
Conservator | $82,500 | $99,000 |
Curator / Registrar | $68,750 | $82,500 |
Marketing / Communications Coordinator | $68,750 | $82,500 |
Education and Public Programs | $65,000 | $78,000 |
Retail Manager | $65,000 | $78,000 |
Assistant Curator | $62,500 | $75,000 |
Assistant Conservator | $62,500 | $75,000 |
Production Technician | $62,500 | $75,000 |
Preparator / Installer (casual rate) | $39.54 | $47.44 |
Executive Assistant | $62,500 | $75,000 |
Administration Officer | $61,112 | $73,334 |
Front of House | $57,382 | $68,858 |
Job | Minimum Range for Medium Organisations | |
|---|---|---|
Senior Curator / Senior Registrar | $80,500 | $94,500 |
Conservator | $75,900 | $89,100 |
Curator / Registrar | $63,250 | $74,250 |
Marketing / Communications Coordinator | $63,250 | $74,250 |
Education and Public Programs | $59,800 | $70,200 |
Retail Manager | $59,800 | $70,200 |
Assistant Curator | $57,500 | $67,500 |
Assistant Conservator | $57,500 | $67,500 |
Production Technician | $57,500 | $67,500 |
Preparator / Installer (casual rate) | $36.37 | $42.70 |
Executive Assistant | $57,500 | $67,500 |
Administration Officer | $56,223 | $66,001 |
Front of House | $52,791 | $61,973 |
Job | Minimum Range for Small Organisations | |
|---|---|---|
Senior Curator / Senior Registrar | $70,000 | $84,000 |
Conservator | $66,000 | $79,200 |
Curator / Registrar | $55,000 | $66,000 |
Marketing / Communications Coordinator | $55,000 | $66,000 |
Education and Public Programs | $52,000 | $62,400 |
Retail Manager | $52,000 | $62,400 |
Assistant Curator | $50,000 | $60,000 |
Assistant Conservator | $50,000 | $60,000 |
Production Technician | $50,000 | $60,000 |
Preparator / Installer (casual rate) | $31.63 | $37.96 |
Executive Assistant | $50,000 | $60,000 |
Administration Officer | $48,889 | $58,667 |
Front of House | $45,906 | $55,087 |
The National Minimum Wage from 1 July 2023 is $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour.
Casual employees covered by the National Minimum Wage get an additional 25% loading per hour.