Museum Director Salary in New York, New York

Museum Director Salary in New York, NY

How much does a Museum Director make in New York, NY?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in New York, NY is $77,054. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $51,844 to a high of $114,285, with most professionals earning between $63,859 and $96,542.

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Museum Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $51,844 New York,NY March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $63,859 New York,NY March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $77,054 New York,NY March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $96,542 New York,NY March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $114,285 New York,NY March 01, 2025
25% $63,859 10% $51,844 90% $114,285 75% $96,542 $77,054 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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    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 New York, NY. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $63,859 to $96,542 with the average base salary of $77,054. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $64,436 to $96,672 with the average total cash compensation of $77,891.

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