Museum Manager Salary in Mesa, Arizona

How much does a Museum Manager make in Mesa, AZ?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Manager in Mesa, AZ is $98,637. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $69,560 to a high of $133,674, with most professionals earning between $83,417 and $116,977.

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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 Mesa, AZ

Average Base Salary

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83417

116977

98637

Average Total Cash Compensation

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83920

121096

100911

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 Mesa, AZ. The base salary for Museum Manager ranges from $83,417 to $116,977 with the average base salary of $98,637. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $83,920 to $121,096 with the average total cash compensation of $100,911.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$98,637	$83,417 - $116,977
Bonus	$2,274	$503 - $4,119
Total Pay	$100,911	$83,920 - $121,096

* 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 Mesa, AZ

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ
CITY, STATE Chandler, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,417 - $116,977	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Gilbert, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,417 - $116,977	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Tempe, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,417 - $116,977	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Scottsdale, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,417 - $116,977	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Phoenix, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,400 - $116,953	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ
CITY, STATE Glendale, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,400 - $116,953	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ

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About Mesa, Arizona

Mesa (/ˈmeɪsə/ MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a suburb located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Phoenix in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east. Mesa is the largest suburban city by population in the United States, the third-largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson, and the 36th-largest city overall in the US. The city is home to 496,401 pe...

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