Museum Sector Report
The Museum Sector Report is an annual report produced in conjunction with Museums Aotearoa to provide a credible, reliable, and consistent methodology for analysing rates of employee remuneration within museums and galleries throughout New Zealand based on job function comparisons
PARTICIPANTS & ROLES SURVEYED
PARTICIPANTS
92
ORGANISATIONS
3,161
EMPLOYEES
38
JOBS
ROLES SURVEYED
- Management
- Museum Sector
- Facilities Support
- Marketing / Events
- Hospitality*
- Policy & Research**
*Hospitality benchmark roles have been provided from the Strategic Pay New Zealand Benchmark Report
**Policy & Research benchmark roles have been provided from the Strategic Pay Central Government Report
DISTRIBUTION, ANALYSIS & FEATURES
DISTRIBUTION BY REGION

AUCKLAND
METROPOLITAN
15%
OTHER NORTH ISLAND
34%
21%
WELLINGTON
METROPOLITAN
OTHER SOUTH ISLAND
19%
11%
SOUTH ISLAND
METROPOLITAN
- Auckland Metropolitan: 15%
- Wellington Metropolitan: 21%
- Other North Island: 34%
- South Island Metropolitan: 11%
- Other South Island: 19%
ANALYSIS & FEATURES
- Market Movements
- Salary Increases & Forecasts
- Market Comparison Policies
- Benefits /Â Car Parks /Â KiwiSaver
- Leave Entitlements
- Shift Work / Standby & On-Call Allowances
- Volunteers
- Turnover / Redundancy
- Recruitment / Retention
- Tenure /Â Gender
PARTICIPATION
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TIMING
This survey is published bi-annually, please contact us to participate.
2025 REPORT PRICES
MUSEUM AOTEAROA MEMBERS
PARTICIPANTS from $290
NON-PARTICIPANTS from $580
NON-MEMBERS
PARTICIPANTS $1,400
NON-PARTICIPANTS $2,800
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