Museum Manager Salary in Fairbanks, Alaska

How much does a Museum Manager make in Fairbanks, AK?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Manager in Fairbanks, AK is $110,777. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $78,121 to a high of $150,127, with most professionals earning between $93,684 and $131,374.

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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 Fairbanks, AK

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

93684

131374

110777

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

94249

136000

113331

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 Fairbanks, AK. The base salary for Museum Manager ranges from $93,684 to $131,374 with the average base salary of $110,777. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $94,249 to $136,000 with the average total cash compensation of $113,331.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$110,777	$93,684 - $131,374
Bonus	$2,554	$565 - $4,626
Total Pay	$113,331	$94,249 - $136,000

* 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 Fairbanks, AK

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Palmer, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $91,370 - $128,130	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Wasilla, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $91,370 - $128,130	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Anchorage, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,637 - $129,906	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Juneau, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,067 - $130,510	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Sitka, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $91,801 - $128,734	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Ketchikan, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $91,801 - $128,734	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK

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About Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks (Tanana: Tanan) is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska. 2016 estimates put the population of the city proper at 32,751, and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 97,121, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska (after Anchorage). The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located 196 driving miles (or ...

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