Does British Museum pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, British Museum employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at British Museum. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at British Museum?

52% of British Museum employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated British Museum 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at British Museum?

Assistant Collection Manager (9) , Project Manager (7) , Visitor Services Assistant (7) , Security Officer (5) , Visitor Assistant (5) , Curator (4) , Visitor Welcome Assistant (4) , Assistant Collections Manager (3) , Sales Assistant (3) , Volunteer (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Administrator (2) , Assistant Project Manager (2) , Family Learning Facilitator (2) , Finance Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at British Museum according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and place to work" ((in 24 reviews)); "The AV and Production is a great team to be a part of Work on exhibitions" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits (ICOM Card, subsidised food (lunch under £3!), employee talks, etc.)" ((in 4 reviews)); "Strong Unions, beautiful building." ((in 3 reviews)); "Canteen is fantastic, good environment and inspiring to work alongside professionals." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at British Museum according to real employee reviews?

"The low salary is demotivating" ((in 18 reviews)); "The management doesn't care about the employees." ((in 4 reviews)); "Emanating from the top, a disdainful bully culture is being promulgated and projected throughout the institution." ((in 4 reviews)); "Senior management will bully you if you do bend over backwards for them." ((in 3 reviews)); "environment Long hours If you young and ambitious then isn't for you" ((in 3 reviews))

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British Museum Reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(149 total reviews)

Hartwig Fischer

59% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Culture and values

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

British Museum has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 149 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Museum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

149 reviews

5.0

Jun 29, 2026

Supportive team, but age gap among colleagues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly and supportive team, kind colleagues

Cons

Colleagues are mostly not around my age

3.0

Jun 26, 2026

Decent work experience but poorly paid and not-so-positive culture

Events assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Staff pass and free access (possible to request ICOM cards from HR and lots of reciprocal entries), networking. Obviously it's great to have the British Museum in your CV if you want to pursue a career in museums or the heritage sector so can be a good first step

Cons

Minimum pay, hours not guaranteed, no meals guaranteed event when working catered events (on the other hand, occasionally get very good meals), Events&Conferencing is a good department to work for but other departments are extremely toxic and "back of house" either ignores or actively disregards "front of house".

4.0

Jun 18, 2026

Great people, but pay could be better

Postdoctoral researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people and place to work

Cons

Poor pay, definitely relies on passion of its employees

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