Museum Director Salary in Raleigh, North Carolina

Museum Director Salary in Raleigh, NC

How much does a Museum Director make in Raleigh, NC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Raleigh, NC is $56,397. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $41,046 to a high of $75,355, with most professionals earning between $48,361 and $66,320.

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Museum Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $41,046 Raleigh,NC April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $48,361 Raleigh,NC April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $56,397 Raleigh,NC April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $66,320 Raleigh,NC April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $75,355 Raleigh,NC April 01, 2025
25% $48,361 10% $41,046 90% $75,355 75% $66,320 $56,397 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 Raleigh, NC. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $48,361 to $66,320 with the average base salary of $56,397. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $48,361 to $66,320 with the average total cash compensation of $56,397.

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About Raleigh, North Carolina    According to the United States Census Bureau, Raleigh occupies a total area of 144.0 square miles (373.0 km2), of which 142 square miles (369 km2) is ....More

Raleigh, North Carolina  area prices were up 1.5% from a year ago

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