The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit museums worldwide hard, with cultural institutions across the globe forced to close for long periods in 2020 and 2021. According to a March 2021 study in the United States, roughly 61 percent of surveyed museum employees working part-time reported having lost income due to cuts implemented during the pandemic. Reductions in salary, benefits, and/or hours caused part-time museum staff in the United States to lose a median of around eight thousand U.S. dollars since March 2020.
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the income of museum employees in the United States as of March 2021
Characteristic
Full-time
Part-time
Share of staff reported having lost income (in percent)
39
61
Median income lost due to reduced salary, benefits, or hours (in U.S. dollars)
*The survey count only refers to respondents indicated as paid museum staff. The figure was calculated by Statista based on the following information provided by the source: "The survey closed on March 17, having collected 2,666 usable responses, mostly from people whose primary employment status (pre-pandemic) was as paid museum staff (87 percent), and also representing people who self-identify as independent professionals/consultants (seven percent), volunteers (four percent), students (three percent), and retirees (two percent). A small number of respondents
opted to select more than one option which is why these numbers add up to 103 percent".
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AAM. (April 13, 2021). Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the income of museum employees in the United States as of March 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123876/covid-19-impact-on-income-of-museum-staff-us/
AAM. "Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the income of museum employees in the United States as of March 2021." Chart. April 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123876/covid-19-impact-on-income-of-museum-staff-us/
AAM. (2021). Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the income of museum employees in the United States as of March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123876/covid-19-impact-on-income-of-museum-staff-us/
AAM. "Impact of The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic on The Income of Museum Employees in The United States as of March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123876/covid-19-impact-on-income-of-museum-staff-us/
AAM, Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the income of museum employees in the United States as of March 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123876/covid-19-impact-on-income-of-museum-staff-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the income of museum employees in the United States as of March 2021 [Graph], AAM, April 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123876/covid-19-impact-on-income-of-museum-staff-us/