Local Arts Agency Salaries 2013

A Report on Salaries, Benefits, and Demographics for the Local Arts Field

The Local Arts Agency Salaries 2013 research report benchmarks the vast and varied compensation practices of the local arts field in America today. As the previous iteration of this report did when it was published in 2001, the 2013 report will assist LAA executives and employees in evaluating staffing and salary levels, setting pay rates, determining incremental compensation adjustments, and better understanding the varied benefit options and structures currently at play in the field.

 

According to this data, full-time employees earn an average annual salary of just over $66,000. Eighty-six percent of the full-time respondents were white and 72 percent were female. Full-time employees had an average approximate age of 52.5 years, and 91 percent of them have a college degree. Salaries of staff at city agencies averaged about $5,000 more than at county agencies and about $10,000 more than at multi-county agencies. Salaries increased by budget size, number of people in the service region, and number of employees.

Local Arts Agency Salaries 2013 was written and compiled by Ben Davidson, Amanda Alef, and Randy Cohen, with an introductory letter by Robert L. Lynch and Clayton Lord. Infographics created by Clayton Lord.

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