How much does a Museum Director make in Birmingham, AL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Birmingham, AL is $53,530. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $38,959 to a high of $71,524, with most professionals earning between $45,903 and $62,949.

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Museum Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $38,959 Birmingham,AL April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $45,903 Birmingham,AL April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $53,530 Birmingham,AL April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $62,949 Birmingham,AL April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $71,524 Birmingham,AL April 01, 2025
25% $45,903 10% $38,959 90% $71,524 75% $62,949 $53,530 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Museum Director ?

A curator (from Latin: cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library, or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material. A traditional curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort — artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific collections. More recently, new kinds of curators have started to emerge: curators of digital data objects and biocurators....

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    Retail Store Manager - Museum

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    Bachelor's Degree

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    5 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Museum Director in Birmingham, AL. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $45,903 to $62,949 with the average base salary of $53,530. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $45,903 to $62,949 with the average total cash compensation of $53,530.

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About Birmingham, Alabama    Birmingham (/ˈbɜːrmɪŋhæm/ BUR-ming-ham) is a city located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. With an estimated 2017 population....More

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