Museum Director Salary in Columbia, South Carolina

Museum Director Salary in Columbia, SC

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As of January 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Columbia, SC is $60,921. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $40,985 to a high of $90,363, with most professionals earning between $50,486 and $76,332.

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Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $40,985 Columbia,SC January 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $50,486 Columbia,SC January 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $60,921 Columbia,SC January 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $76,332 Columbia,SC January 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $90,363 Columbia,SC January 01, 2025
25% $50,486 10% $40,985 90% $90,363 75% $76,332 $60,921 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

    3 - 5 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    5 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Total Cash Compensation

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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 Columbia, SC. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $50,486 to $76,332 with the average base salary of $60,921. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $50,944 to $76,435 with the average total cash compensation of $61,585.

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About Columbia, South Carolina    One of Columbia's more prominent geographical features is its fall line, the boundary between the upland Piedmont region and the Atlantic Coastal Plai....More

Columbia, South Carolina  area prices were up 1.5% from a year ago

Museum Director Salary in popular cities: Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant

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