Total wages paid in the museum industry in the United States amounted to approximately 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, rising by nearly six percent over the previous year. As forecast, the amount paid for wages in this industry is expected to total roughly 4.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2023.
Total wages in the museum industry in the United States from 2011 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Museums in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Museum industry market size in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic Businesses in the museum industry in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic Employees in the museum industry in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic Wages in the museum industry in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic Leading charity-based cultural institutions in the U.S. 2020-2021, by revenue
Funding
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Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Public comfort level with visiting a museum in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on attendance at leading art museums worldwide 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of museums in North America 2020-2021, by operational status
- Premium Statistic Share of museums that laid-off staff during COVID-19 in the U.S. 2021
Digitalization
3
Smithsonian museums
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- Premium Statistic Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions 2003-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of visits to Smithsonian museums and institutions in the U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Most visited Smithsonian museums and institutions in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the National Museum of Natural History in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the Smithsonian American Art Museum (With the Renwick Gallery) 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in the U.S. 2001-2021
Art museums and galleries
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- Basic Statistic Share of art museum staff in North America 2015-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Gender distribution of art museum staff in North America 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Revenue, support, and transfers of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic Operating expenses of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2018-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue and support of the MoMA in New York 2021-2022, by source
- Basic Statistic Revenue and support of the Art Institute of Chicago 2020-2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. 2007-2021
Museum visitors
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- Premium Statistic Event ticket bookings by event in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Americans who booked tickets for museums / art exhibitions 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of museum visitors in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of museum-goers visiting a museum in the U.S. 2020-2022, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Favorite activities when visiting a museum in the U.S. 2017-2022
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- Most visited national museums in France 2017
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- Museum and gallery attendance in England 2019/20, by region
- Distribution of cultural attractions in Italy 2018, by type
- Number of museums in Poland 2021, by voivodeship
- Share of online reviews to cultural attractions in Italy 2018, by attraction type
- Leading museums in Italy 2018, by number of online reviews
- Share of cultural attractions in Italy 2018, by region
- Federal funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services U.S. 2002-2013
- Italy: museums, exhibitions and monuments income 2012-2014
- Internet usage related to a heritage visit by the French people 2014
- Number of overseas visitors to National Museums Liverpool in England 2011-2022
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IBISWorld. (July 20, 2022). Total wages in the museum industry in the United States from 2011 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183210/museum-industry-wages-us/
IBISWorld. "Total wages in the museum industry in the United States from 2011 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183210/museum-industry-wages-us/
IBISWorld. (2022). Total wages in the museum industry in the United States from 2011 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183210/museum-industry-wages-us/
IBISWorld. "Total Wages in The Museum Industry in The United States from 2011 to 2022, with a Forecast for 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183210/museum-industry-wages-us/
IBISWorld, Total wages in the museum industry in the United States from 2011 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183210/museum-industry-wages-us/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Total wages in the museum industry in the United States from 2011 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBISWorld, July 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183210/museum-industry-wages-us/