Museum Manager Salary in Gary, Indiana

How much does a Museum Manager make in Gary, IN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Manager in Gary, IN is $99,286. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $70,017 to a high of $134,554, with most professionals earning between $83,966 and $117,747.

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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 Gary, IN

Average Base Salary

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83966

117747

99286

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

84472

121892

101575

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 Gary, IN. The base salary for Museum Manager ranges from $83,966 to $117,747 with the average base salary of $99,286. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $84,472 to $121,892 with the average total cash compensation of $101,575.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$99,286	$83,966 - $117,747
Bonus	$2,289	$507 - $4,146
Total Pay	$101,575	$84,472 - $121,892

* 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 Gary, IN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Hammond, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,966 - $117,747	COMPARE TO Gary, IN 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,149 - $122,210	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Tinley Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,182 - $119,452	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Chicago, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,250 - $122,352	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Orland Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,317 - $119,641	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,250 - $122,352	COMPARE TO Gary, IN

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About Gary, Indiana

Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, 25 miles (40 km) from downtown Chicago, Illinois. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park and borders southern Lake Michigan. Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. The city is known for its large steel mills, and as the birthplace of the Jackson 5 music group. The population of Gary was 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Indiana. It was a prosperous city from the 1920s through the mid-1960s due to its booming ...

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