Museum Director Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

Museum Director Salary in Madison, WI

How much does a Museum Director make in Madison, WI?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Madison, WI is $56,598. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $41,192 to a high of $75,623, with most professionals earning between $48,534 and $66,556.

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Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $41,192 Madison,WI April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $48,534 Madison,WI April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $56,598 Madison,WI April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $66,556 Madison,WI April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $75,623 Madison,WI April 01, 2025
25% $48,534 10% $41,192 90% $75,623 75% $66,556 $56,598 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 Madison, WI. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $48,534 to $66,556 with the average base salary of $56,598. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $48,534 to $66,556 with the average total cash compensation of $56,598.

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About Madison, Wisconsin    Madison is located in the center of Dane County in south-central Wisconsin, 77 miles (124 km) west of Milwaukee and 122 miles (196 km) northwest of Ch....More

Madison, Wisconsin  area prices were up 1.3% from a year ago

Museum Director Salary in popular cities: Milwaukee, Green Bay, Kenosha

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