Museum Director Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Museum Director Salary in Philadelphia, PA

How much does a Museum Director make in Philadelphia, PA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Philadelphia, PA is $69,013. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $46,433 to a high of $102,342, with most professionals earning between $57,194 and $86,459.

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Museum Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $46,433 Philadelphia,PA April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $57,194 Philadelphia,PA April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $69,013 Philadelphia,PA April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $86,459 Philadelphia,PA April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $102,342 Philadelphia,PA April 01, 2025
25% $57,194 10% $46,433 90% $102,342 75% $86,459 $69,013 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 Base Salary

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57194
86459
69013

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
57709
86585
69760
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Museum Director in Philadelphia, PA. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $57,194 to $86,459 with the average base salary of $69,013. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $57,709 to $86,585 with the average total cash compensation of $69,760.

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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania    Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most popul....More

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