California Association of Museums


2008 California Museums

Salary and Benchmarking Survey

The California Association of Museums (CAM) requests your participation in the 2008 salary survey of California museum professionals. The results from this survey will allow museum administrators to benchmark their institution against similar organizations across the state. The survey includes questions about each organization’s budget, personnel, benefits, and salary ranges. The information you provide will be kept confidential, and all data published in the report will be anonymous.

Please find time to complete this survey before June 20, 2008. CAM institutional members will have unlimited and complimentary access to the final report and salary ranges. Nonmembers who participate in the survey will have complimentary access to the report and salary ranges for three months after the date of publication. Additional access will be available for a fee, with discounts for business associates and individuals members.


Pointers for Survey Completion:

You will have the ability to leave the survey and return to it at a later time.

In order to conserve your time, it would be helpful to have the following information with you:

  • The postcard sent to you with your unique access code (not required, but helpful)
  • Information about the benefits your museum offers its employees
  • Your museum’s annual operating budget and/or most recently completed IRS Form 990
  • Paid personnel titles and salaries
  • Information on staff and volunteer gender, race, ethnicity, and disabilities (if available)
  • To familiarize yourself with the survey, you may preview the questions in a pdf version below. You may wish to complete the survey on paper prior to entering the data online.


If you would like to print the survey and mail it in, you may download a pdf version at http://www.calmuseums.org/CAM2008survey.pdf (167 KB). Completed surveys should be mailed to: CAM, PO Box 1455, Santa Cruz, CA 95061.
 (Documents in PDF format can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.)


Thank you for participating in the 2008 Salary Survey!


If you have any questions, please contact the CAM Office at 831-471-9970 or email admin@calmuseums.org.



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