Hourly Wage for Museum Manager Salary in the United States

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How much does a Museum Manager make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Museum Manager in the United States is $47 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $40 and $55. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Volunteer Manager

Computer History Museum - Mountain View , CA

POSITION SUMMARY The Computer History Museum (CHM) is seeking an energetic and experienced professional to join our team as its Volunteer Manager. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ...

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Museum Warehouse Assistant

Jelly Belly - Fairfield , CA

Salary: $17.00 - $19.75/hour SUMMARY Working under the general supervision of the Retail Stock Museum Manager, directs the Retail Stock Clerk(s) in the day-to-day duties of the Department

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Program Manager, School and Teacher

Los Angeles County Museum Of natural History Foundation - Los Angeles , CA

Program Manager, School & Teacher Programs The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County was the ... Hart Museum in Newhall--is looking forward to new building projects and campaigns, exhibitions ...

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Associate Director, Museum Education

Simon Wiesenthal Center - Los Angeles , CA

The Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles, founded in 1993, is the educational arm of the SWC. Moriah ... Responsibilities Oversee all aspects of personnel management, financial management, educational ...

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Fundraising Manager

Imagine Children's Museum - Everett , WA

Imagine Children's Museum is seeking a seasoned and enthusiastic fundraiser. The Fundraising Manager is responsible for securing fundraising event sponsorships, soliciting in-kind donations for ...

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Director of Facilities Operations

OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry - Portland , OR

Director of Facilities Operations $104,461.23 per year Regular, Full-Time The Oregon Museum of ... The position manages and professionally develops teams to achieve OMSI's goals. The position is ...

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What does a Museum Manager do?

Common responsibilities of a Museum Manager

Assists with supervising temporary art handling staff during installation and de-installation of permanent and temporary exhibitions, displays, and signage.

October 10, 2022

Communicates and coordinates with Director of Sales, Food and Beverage Director, General Manager, and Engineering regarding events, VIPs, group reservations, and other issues as relevant to art installation, de-installation, and art programming.

October 26, 2022

Serves as primary point person for building security alerts, ensuring proper response is undertaken, as well as proper security system operation is maintained.

December 26, 2022

Performs daily inspection, maintenance, and operation of exhibits.

January 15, 2023

Collaborates with the Community Relations department to promote the InfoZone Museum and Special Collections through press releases, advertisements, e-mails, leaflets and public presentations.

January 26, 2023

Provide effective financial management for the museum, developing long-range financial objectives, building the annual budget, bringing the resources needed to mount a robust schedule of exhibitions, programs that serve the University and the community, and provide museum-level care and stewardship of the collection.

March 27, 2023

Maintains 21c Chicago Museum department checkbook and manages expenditures and accounts payable under supervision of General Manager and Director of Sales.

April 01, 2023

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Museum Manager in the United States. The average hourly rate for Museum Manager ranges from $40 to $55 with the average hourly pay of $47. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $40 to $57 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $48.

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