How much does a Museum Director make in Louisville, KY?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Louisville, KY is $63,068. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $42,434 to a high of $93,541, with most professionals earning between $52,268 and $79,019.

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Museum Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $42,434 Louisville,KY March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $52,268 Louisville,KY March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $63,068 Louisville,KY March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $79,019 Louisville,KY March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $93,541 Louisville,KY March 01, 2025
25% $52,268 10% $42,434 90% $93,541 75% $79,019 $63,068 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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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Museum Director in Louisville, KY. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $52,268 to $79,019 with the average base salary of $63,068. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $52,740 to $79,125 with the average total cash compensation of $63,753.

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