Museum Director Salary in Salem, Oregon

Museum Director Salary in Salem, OR

How much does a Museum Director make in Salem, OR?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Director in Salem, OR is $66,235. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $44,565 to a high of $98,238, with most professionals earning between $54,892 and $82,986.

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Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Museum Director Salary $44,565 Salem,OR March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Museum Director Salary $54,892 Salem,OR March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Museum Director Salary $66,235 Salem,OR March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Museum Director Salary $82,986 Salem,OR March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Museum Director Salary $98,238 Salem,OR March 01, 2025
25% $54,892 10% $44,565 90% $98,238 75% $82,986 $66,235 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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82986
66235

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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66954
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Museum Director in Salem, OR. The base salary for Museum Director ranges from $54,892 to $82,986 with the average base salary of $66,235. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,388 to $83,098 with the average total cash compensation of $66,954.

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About Salem, Oregon    Salem /ˈseɪləm/ is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley....More

Salem, Oregon  area prices were up 3.9% from a year ago

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