What are the main factors that influence an Art Handler's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Art Handler's salary?

An Art Handler's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,260 for beginners, reaching about $61,689 at mid-level, and approach $66,735 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Art Handler?

Art Handler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Art Handler roles are District of Columbia $69,959, California $69,694, Massachusetts $68,765. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Art Handler roles make?

Salaries for Art Handler level roles vary by specialization: Art Director: $151,561; Art Manager: $111,013; Art Teacher and Art History: $50,847; Incident Handler: $49,211; Dog Handler: $47,726.

How do different companies affect an Art Handler's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Art Handler roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Art Handler Salary in the United States

How much does an Art Handler make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Art Handler in the United States is $63,186 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Art Handler's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,842
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,068 to $72,951
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,588

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Art Handler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,951	$6,079	$1,403	$35
Average	$63,186	$5,265	$1,215	$30
25th Percentile	$56,068	$4,672	$1,078	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Art Handler Salaries

An Art Handler's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Art Handler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Art Handler's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,260
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,589
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,689
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,542
Expert (over 8 years): $66,735

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Art Handler	$60,260
Intermediate Level Art Handler	$60,589
Senior Level Art Handler	$61,689
Specialist Level Art Handler	$65,542
Expert Level Art Handler	$66,735

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How Do Art Handler Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Art Handlers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,959.
California: $69,694.
Massachusetts: $68,765.

District of Columbia $69,959 California $69,694 Massachusetts $68,765 Washington $68,512 New Jersey $68,487 Alaska $68,399 Connecticut $67,527 New York $67,173

Hawaii $66,042 Rhode Island $65,511 Maryland $65,151 Minnesota $64,658 Colorado $64,469 Illinois $64,405 Oregon $64,165 Delaware $63,988

New Hampshire $63,877 Virginia $63,628 Pennsylvania $62,902 Nevada $62,535 North Dakota $62,415 Michigan $62,225 Wisconsin $62,156 Vermont $62,017

Texas $61,632 Maine $61,606 Arizona $61,568 Ohio $61,524 Georgia $60,943 Indiana $60,652 Wyoming $60,595 Utah $60,507

Iowa $60,469 Kansas $60,166 Louisiana $60,077 North Carolina $60,046 Missouri $60,033 Florida $59,787 Montana $59,654 Nebraska $59,527

Kentucky $59,458 South Carolina $59,205 Tennessee $59,047 Idaho $58,984 New Mexico $58,523 Oklahoma $58,422 Alabama $58,049 South Dakota $57,423

Arkansas $57,082 West Virginia $56,899 Mississippi $56,349

Top Paying Cities for Art Handlers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $79,696
San Francisco: $78,913
Oakland: $77,163

San Jose, CA $79,696

San Francisco, CA $78,913

Oakland, CA $77,163

New York, NY $73,226

Queens Village, NY $72,752

Paramus, NJ $72,247

Passaic, NJ $72,184

Bergenfield, NJ $72,120

Stamford, CT $72,026

Huntington, NY $71,962

Newark, NJ $71,552

Bridgeport, CT $71,425

New Brunswick, NJ $71,217

Vallejo, CA $71,084

Middlesex, NJ $71,046

Somerset, NJ $70,989

Petaluma, CA $70,844

Santa Cruz, CA $70,598

Boston, MA $70,471

Monterey, CA $70,155

Fairbanks, AK $70,111

Los Angeles, CA $69,991

Washington, DC $69,959

Seattle, WA $69,846

Santa Rosa, CA $69,833

Juneau, AK $69,650

Orange, CA $69,441

Anchorage, AK $69,328

Anaheim, CA $69,283

Santa Ana, CA $69,189

Nassau, NY $69,151

Long Beach, CA $69,125

Danbury, CT $69,106

Santa Maria, CA $68,892

Everett, WA $68,879

Bremerton, WA $68,569

Trenton, NJ $68,449

Sacramento, CA $68,424

San Diego, CA $68,392

Brockton, MA $68,367

Tacoma, WA $68,342

Santa Barbara, CA $68,253

Lowell, MA $68,001

New Suffolk, NY $67,975

Nashua, NH $67,900

Lompoc, CA $67,798

Ventura, CA $67,735

Stockton, CA $67,716

New Haven, CT $67,590

Atlantic City, NJ $67,426

Hartford, CT $67,287

Modesto, CA $67,255

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,116

New Britain, CT $67,084

Kennewick, WA $66,996

Olympia, WA $66,996

New London, CT $66,983

Norwich, CT $66,964

Lawrence, MA $66,933

Bakersfield, CA $66,756

New Bedford, MA $66,667

Riverside, CA $66,667

Richland, WA $66,604

Portsmouth, NH $66,554

Vineland, NJ $66,541

San Bernardino, CA $66,491

Boulder, CO $66,314

Worcester, MA $66,263

Portland, OR $66,206

Saint Paul, MN $66,130

Minneapolis, MN $66,130

Philadelphia, PA $66,042

Honolulu, HI $65,707

Springfield, MA $65,486

Providence, RI $65,480

Chicago, IL $65,296

Bellingham, WA $65,220

Baltimore, MD $65,151

Chico, CA $64,993

Wilmington, DE $64,886

Pittsfield, MA $64,822

Manchester, NH $64,702

Spokane, WA $64,424

Denver, CO $64,418

Albany, NY $64,121

Troy, NY $64,096

Schenectady, NY $63,963

Burlington, VT $63,824

Portland, ME $63,603

Salem, OR $63,552

Yakima, WA $63,540

Ann Arbor, MI $63,521

Rochester, MN $63,344

Reno, NV $63,312

Fresno, CA $63,312

Milwaukee, WI $63,255

Detroit, MI $63,192

Allentown, PA $63,173

Carson City, NV $63,167

Houston, TX $63,072

Colorado Springs, CO $63,066

Syracuse, NY $63,034

Eugene, OR $62,914

Gary, IN $62,838

Bismarck, ND $62,838

Galveston, TX $62,838

Springfield, OR $62,788

Medford, OR $62,636

Fort Collins, CO $62,611

Austin, TX $62,560

Mesa, AZ $62,428

Phoenix, AZ $62,415

Dallas, TX $62,396

Reading, PA $62,358

Saint Cloud, MN $62,333

Concord, NH $62,276

Madison, WI $62,251

Utica, NY $62,080

Raleigh, NC $62,030

Las Vegas, NV $62,023

Rochester, NY $61,979

Des Moines, IA $61,973

Atlanta, GA $61,872

Battle Creek, MI $61,853

Salt Lake City, UT $61,834

Lancaster, PA $61,739

Champaign, IL $61,726

Harrisburg, PA $61,650

Durham, NC $61,594

Kansas City, MO $61,587

Kansas City, KS $61,575

Fort Worth, TX $61,568

Boca Raton, FL $61,543

Cleveland, OH $61,537

Columbus, OH $61,524

Pittsburgh, PA $61,518

Richmond, VA $61,493

Indianapolis, IN $61,480

Cincinnati, OH $61,398

Petersburg, VA $61,303

Lansing, MI $61,164

Billings, MT $61,164

Huntsville, AL $61,164

Lebanon, PA $61,158

Pueblo, CO $61,151

Dayton, OH $61,151

Appleton, WI $61,132

Buffalo, NY $61,107

Racine, WI $61,076

Charlotte, NC $61,069

Saint Louis, MO $61,050

Springfield, IL $61,025

York, PA $61,012

Elkhart, IN $61,012

Gastonia, NC $61,006

Benton Harbor, MI $61,006

Beaumont, TX $60,968

Lorain, OH $60,955

Toledo, OH $60,930

Binghamton, NY $60,899

Rock Hill, SC $60,892

Rockford, IL $60,861

Elyria, OH $60,829

Fargo, ND $60,829

Flagstaff, AZ $60,785

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,747

Miami, FL $60,709

Duluth, MN $60,608

Bangor, ME $60,526

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,456

Louisville, KY $60,425

Grand Rapids, MI $60,412

Hialeah, FL $60,406

Casper, WY $60,317

Scranton, PA $60,241

New Orleans, LA $60,222

Virginia Beach, VA $60,216

Akron, OH $60,185

Peoria, IL $60,102

Sarasota, FL $60,090

Green Bay, WI $60,046

Baton Rouge, LA $60,014

Charleston, SC $60,001

Nashville, TN $59,982

Jamestown, NY $59,970

Davenport, IA $59,970

Tucson, AZ $59,938

Cheyenne, WY $59,919

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,900

Tampa, FL $59,888

Omaha, NE $59,875

Evansville, IN $59,850

Port Arthur, TX $59,850

Bradenton, FL $59,824

Santa Fe, NM $59,711

Orlando, FL $59,648

Clearwater, FL $59,578

La Crosse, WI $59,445

Canton, OH $59,445

Grand Forks, ND $59,426

Tulsa, OK $59,407

Albuquerque, NM $59,407

Newport News, VA $59,401

High Point, NC $59,382

Ogden, UT $59,357

Corpus Christi, TX $59,306

Laramie, WY $59,268

Norfolk, VA $59,268

Rock Island, IL $59,230

Saginaw, MI $59,218

Jacksonville, FL $59,212

Salisbury, NC $59,199

Memphis, TN $59,186

Moline, IL $59,155

Fort Myers, FL $59,136

Waterloo, IA $59,054

Spartanburg, SC $58,990

Lincoln, NE $58,959

Fort Wayne, IN $58,946

Birmingham, AL $58,877

Cedar Falls, IA $58,864

Provo, UT $58,858

Springfield, OH $58,851

San Antonio, TX $58,839

Greensboro, NC $58,813

South Bend, IN $58,807

Winston Salem, NC $58,801

Boise, ID $58,782

Savannah, GA $58,738

Muskegon, MI $58,624

Lima, OH $58,548

Lake Charles, LA $58,523

Anderson, IN $58,510

Lexington, KY $58,491

Augusta, GA $58,472

Greenville, SC $58,472

Wichita, KS $58,415

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,415

Columbia, SC $58,359

Bloomington, IN $58,201

Roanoke, VA $58,163

Asheville, NC $58,080

Knoxville, TN $57,973

Shreveport, LA $57,967

Wilmington, NC $57,885

Frankfort, KY $57,765

Oklahoma City, OK $57,720

Chillicothe, OH $57,695

Longview, TX $57,689

Topeka, KS $57,670

Mobile, AL $57,575

Terre Haute, IN $57,550

Erie, PA $57,543

Altoona, PA $57,512

Melbourne, FL $57,493

Amarillo, TX $57,468

Killeen, TX $57,449

Fayetteville, AR $57,398

Sioux Falls, SD $57,354

Chattanooga, TN $57,316

Idaho Falls, ID $57,310

Gainesville, FL $57,177

Portsmouth, OH $57,145

Little Rock, AR $57,133

Lynchburg, VA $57,133

Youngstown, OH $57,107

Lafayette, LA $57,107

Temple, TX $57,082

Daytona Beach, FL $57,070

Clarksville, TN $57,063

Pensacola, FL $57,057

Hopkinsville, KY $56,867

Charleston, WV $56,861

Florence, SC $56,829

Sioux City, IA $56,791

Macon, GA $56,608

Tallahassee, FL $56,602

Fayetteville, NC $56,589

Wichita Falls, TX $56,577

Waco, TX $56,577

Pine Bluff, AR $56,551

Vincennes, IN $56,431

Lubbock, TX $56,406

Great Falls, MT $56,368

Alamogordo, NM $56,362

Abilene, TX $56,311

Rapid City, SD $56,229

Monroe, LA $56,229

Albany, GA $56,191

Huntington, WV $56,185

Jackson, MS $56,179

Greenville, MS $56,172

Parkersburg, WV $56,109

Montgomery, AL $56,096

Johnstown, PA $56,084

Springfield, MO $56,033

Biloxi, MS $56,002

Sumter, SC $55,869

Columbus, GA $55,863

Twin Falls, ID $55,825

Pascagoula, MS $55,743

Kingsport, TN $55,578

Gulfport, MS $55,559

Alexandria, LA $55,351

Fort Smith, AR $55,193

El Paso, TX $55,022

Helena, MT $54,940

Las Cruces, NM $54,738

Harlingen, TX $54,561

Pocatello, ID $54,504

Florence, AL $54,485

Brownsville, TX $54,473

Dothan, AL $54,371

Mcallen, TX $54,340

Columbus, MS $53,872

Altus, OK $53,582

Lawton, OK $53,462

Pierre, SD $53,234

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Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Public Service (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): A public service is any service intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community. Improving the health of a population as opposed to the private sector.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	9.09%
Microsoft Office	3.03%
Public Service	2.02%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Art Handler's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$68,873	9%
Written Communication	$66,977	6%
Collaboration	$65,713	4%
Scheduling	$65,713	4%
Initiative	$65,081	3%
Programming	$65,081	3%

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How Education impacts an Art Handler's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Art Handlers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Art Handler with a Bachelor's Degree is between $62,455 and $68,363).

Art Handler Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Art Handler

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 0.6%

Associates 0.6%

Bachelors 25.3%

Masters 53.8%

Doctorate 19.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	0.6%
Associates	0.6%
Bachelors	25.3%
Masters	53.8%
Doctorate	19.6%

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Art Handler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Art Handler's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$56,068

Average $63,186/year

$72,951

$4,672

Average $5,265/month

$6,079

$1,078

Average $1,215/week

$1,403

$27

Average $30/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,951	$6,079	$1,403	$35
Average	$63,186	$5,265	$1,215	$30
25th Percentile	$56,068	$4,672	$1,078	$27

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Salary Trends for Art Handler

Salaries for an Art Handler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,854 in 2023 to around $69,714 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Art Handler salary trends, .

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2023

$70,854

2024

$70,437

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$69,714

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2024	$70,437
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