California · 2025 pay · 133 people
How much does a museum sci make in California?
$68,978typical pay for a museum sci in 2025
$17,094 – $82,701what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where museum scis work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Los Angeles62 people$25,576
- University of California, Berkeley38 people$73,977
- University of California, Santa Cruz12 people$83,361
- University of California, Davis8 people$82,001
- University of California, Riverside7 people$79,762
- University of California, Irvine2 people$63,379
- University of California, San Diego2 people$82,152
- University of California, Santa Barbara2 people$42,085
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 (this page)$68,978 (everyone)
- Museum Sci Senior$86,425 (everyone)
Highest-paid museum scis, 2025
Common questions
How much does a museum sci make in California?
The typical museum sci was paid $68,978 in 2025; most earned between $17,094 and $82,701. This counts all 133 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.7% of all pay for museum scis in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Museum Sci, at any level (for example "Museum Sci"). 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