Museum Manager Salary in Columbus, Ohio

How much does a Museum Manager make in Columbus, OH?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Manager in Columbus, OH is $97,210. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $68,553 to a high of $131,740, with most professionals earning between $82,210 and $115,284.

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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

Manages day-to-day operations of Special Collections and the InfoZone Museum to provide programming, genealogy, reference, research and readers advisory services.

April 04, 2023

Assist managers on the floor as needed and be a reliable resource for Ambassadors and Ambassador Leads.

April 06, 2023

Works in collaboration with library Technical Services on special collection development and cataloging.

May 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Museum Manager in Columbus, OH

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

82210

115284

97210

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

82706

119343

99451

What is the average salary for Museum Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Museum Manager in Columbus, OH. The base salary for Museum Manager ranges from $82,210 to $115,284 with the average base salary of $97,210. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $82,706 to $119,343 with the average total cash compensation of $99,451.

View Average Salary for Museum Manager as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$97,210	$82,210 - $115,284
Bonus	$2,241	$496 - $4,059
Total Pay	$99,451	$82,706 - $119,343

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Museum Manager Salary Near Columbus, OH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Newark, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,703 - $114,574	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Springfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,638 - $110,276	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Chillicothe, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,093 - $108,109	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Mansfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,817 - $113,330	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Dayton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,712 - $114,585	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Lima, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,233 - $109,707	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH

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About Columbus, Ohio

The confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers occurs just north-west of Downtown Columbus. Several smaller tributaries course through the Columbus metropolitan area, including Alum Creek, Big Walnut Creek, and Darby Creek. Columbus is considered to have relatively flat topography thanks to a large glacier that covered most of Ohio during the Wisconsin Ice Age. However, there are sizable differences in elevation through the area, with the high point of Franklin County being 1,132 ft (345 m) above sea level near New Albany, and the low point being 670 ft (200 m) where the Scioto River leaves...

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