California · 2025 pay · 76 people
How much does a museum sci senior make in California?
$86,425typical pay for a museum sci senior in 2025
$78,383 – $96,299what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where museum sci seniors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Berkeley24 people$95,043
- University of California, Los Angeles13 people$80,573
- University of California, Davis13 people$82,179
- University of California, Riverside8 people$96,324
- University of California, San Diego6 people$83,658
- University of California, Irvine5 people$75,532
- University of California, Santa Cruz4 people$84,841
- University of California, Santa Barbara3 people$87,797
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Museum Sci Assistant$23,406 (everyone)
- Museum Sci$68,978 (everyone)
- Museum Sci Senior (this page)$86,425 (everyone)
Highest-paid museum sci seniors, 2025
Common questions
How much does a museum sci senior make in California?
The typical museum sci senior was paid $86,425 in 2025; most earned between $78,383 and $96,299. This counts all 76 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for museum sci seniors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Museum Sci Senior, at any level (for example "Museum Sci Senior"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this