9 June 2023
The art world, long-thought to be immune to, is now having to acknowledge urgent realities of pandemics, climate crisis, wars, energy and food shortages, mass migration and inflation. In a new regular column, Scott Reyburn and Anny Shaw report on what auction houses, gallerists, artists and other players are doing—or not doing—about it.
Working in the art trade might not be such a bad career move after all, particularly in the US, according to the findings of the first Art Market Salary Report, released in April and compiled by the specialist recruitment agency Sophie Macpherson Ltd (SML). “The art world can still be difficult to navigate structurally. Historically, it has been considered an industry with low pay,” says Rosie Allan, the managing director of SML. “Things do seem to have improved.”
The report focuses on the commercial sector where, predictably, the highest salaries are earned at the top international auction houses and contemporary art galleries. Senior auction-house specialists are paid a base salary of up to 130,000 in the UK and $350,000 in the US, while a senior sales director at a major gallery in the UK could earn as much as 250,000, or $425,000 in the US, excluding bonuses and commissions, according to the report.
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