How much does a Museum Director make in Minneapolis, MN?

As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Minneapolis, MN is $60,125. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $43,759 to a high of $80,336, with most professionals earning between $51,559 and $70,704.

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Museum Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $43,759 Minneapolis,MN May 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $51,559 Minneapolis,MN May 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $60,125 Minneapolis,MN May 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $70,704 Minneapolis,MN May 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $80,336 Minneapolis,MN May 01, 2025
25% $51,559 10% $43,759 90% $80,336 75% $70,704 $60,125 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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    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 Minneapolis, MN. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $51,559 to $70,704 with the average base salary of $60,125. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $57,633 to $86,465 with the average total cash compensation of $69,658.

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