Leadership salaries in museums

What museum leadership roles have advertised as pay — 51 postings that stated a figure, listed exactly as published. Not a benchmark: with counts this small, “what they paid on these occasions” is the only honest framing. 31 roles are open right now.

Open roles by job title:Museum Director & Leadership Jobs

• Directeur-conservator

  Museum Krona

  €7,164 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026

• Museumsleitung (m/w/div)

  KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen/Bodensee

  €90,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• YCBA Head of Education

  Yale Center for British Art

  $130,000 – $160,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Museumsleitung des Naturhistorischen Museums (m/w/d)

  Naturhistorisches Museum der Stadtverwaltung Mainz, Mainz

  €5,828 – €8,204 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026

• Archäologen / Leiter archäologischer Grabungen (m/w/d)

  Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt – Landesmuseum für Vorgeschicht

  €4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026

• Assistant to the Director & Programme Support

  Kettle's Yard

  £27,319 – £31,236 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Director of Curatorial Affairs

  Yale Center for British Art

  $170,000 – $200,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Museumsdirektorin/-direktor

  Kulturstiftung Westpreußen, Warendorf

  €5,828 – €8,204 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026

• Associate Director, The Art Institute

  The Art Effect of The Hudson Valley

  $65,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• American Academy in Rome - Director

  American Academy in Rome

  $130,000 – $200,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• American Academy in Rome - Andrew Heiskell Arts Director

  American Academy in Rome

  $100,000 – $200,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Sammlungs- und Ausstellungsdirektor*in

  Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Berlin

  €5,828 – €8,204 / month, gross · seen 20 October 2026

• Associate Director

  Castelli Gallery

  $80,000 – $100,000 / year · seen 20 October 2026

• Wissenschaftliche Leitung Mansfelder Land (m/w/d)

  Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg · Wittenberg, Germany

  €4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross · seen 19 October 2026

• Gallery Curator & Deputy Director

  Hunter College - Department of Art & Art History / Hunter College Art Galleries · New York, USA

  $76,848 – $98,231 / year · seen 19 October 2026

• Head of Programmes

  Zaha Hadid Foundation · London, UK

  £68,000 – £75,000 / year · seen 14 October 2026

• Curator of Education and Outreach (Head of Learning and Community Engagement)

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Zimmerli Art Museum · NEW BRUNSWICK, USA

  $82,166 – $125,837 / year · seen 8 October 2026

• Keith de Lellis Gallery. Photography Art Gallery Assistant to Director

  Keith de Lellis Gallery LLC · New York, USA

  $50,000 – $60,000 / year · seen 7 October 2026

• Future Observatory Head of Research Programme

  Design Museum · London, UK

  £50,000 / year · seen 6 October 2026

• Museumsleitung

  Zweckverband kelten römer museum manching, Manching · Manching, Germany

  €4,901 – €7,026 / month, gross · seen 5 October 2026

• Head of Exhibition Design

  Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, USA

  $95,000 – $100,000 / year · seen 5 October 2026

• Director

  National Maritime Museum Cornwall · Falmouth, UK

  £75,000 / year · seen 5 October 2026

• Associate Director of Education

  Newfields / Indianapolis Museum of Art · Indianapolis, USA

  $70,000 – $80,000 / year · seen 5 October 2026

• Director

  Flagg Township Museum · Rochelle, USA

  $20 / hour · seen 4 October 2026

• Executive Director - KidsWork Children's Museum

  Village of New Lenox, Illinois · New Lenox, USA

  $81,160 – $115,517 / year · seen 4 October 2026

• Residency Director

  Millay Arts · Austerlitz, USA

  $55,000 – $65,000 / year · seen 2 October 2026

• Gallery Managing Director

  5-50 Gallery · New York, USA

  $50,000 – $65,000 / year · seen 2 October 2026

• Sachgebietsleitung Museum

  Stadtverwaltung Naumburg (Saale), Naumburg (Saale) · Naumburg (Saale), Germany

  €4,270 – €6,327 / month, gross · seen 1 October 2026

• Head of Education and Communities

  Yorkshire Sculpture Park · UK

  £43,500 – £49,999 / year · seen 27 September 2026

• Director of Conservation

  Baltimore Museum of Art · Baltimore, USA

  $116,700 / year · seen 20 September 2026

• Kaufmännische Leitung als Stiftungsvorstand (m/w/d)

  Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen · Germany

  €5,658 – €7,855 / month, gross · seen 18 September 2026

• Stellvertr. Museumsdirektion/Leitung Referat Ausstellungen, Forschung, Projekte

  ArtHist.net - Stellenausschreibungen

  €5,828 – €8,204 / month, gross · seen 16 September 2026

• Technische:r Leiter:in (m/w/d)

  Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz, Saarbrücken · Germany

  €4,038 – €5,644 / month, gross · seen 4 September 2026

• Direktorin / Direktor (m/w/d)

  Stiftung Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden · Germany

  €5,658 – €7,855 / month, gross · analogous to a public scale · seen 2 September 2026

• Gallery Director, Curator of Exhibitions & Programs

  The Art Students League of New York · New York, USA

  $115,000 – $125,000 / year · seen 28 August 2026

• Sammlungsleiter

  Die LÜBECKER MUSEEN, Lübeck · Germany

  €4,901 – €7,026 / month, gross · seen 27 August 2026

• Leitung Fachbereich „Historisches Bauen und Landwirtschaft“ (m/w/d)

  Freilandmuseum Oberpfalz/ Bezirk Oberpfalz, Nabburg · Germany

  €4,270 – €6,327 / month, gross · seen 26 August 2026

• Museumsleitung der Landkreismuseen (m/w/d)

  Landkreis Neu-Ulm, Neu-Ulm · Germany

  €4,416 – €6,900 / month, gross · seen 26 August 2026

• Gruppenleiter*in (m/w/d) für die Systematik der Insekten (Diptera, Hemiptera oder Orthoptera)

  Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Stuttgart · Germany

  €4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross · seen 22 August 2026

• Assistant Director

  Mad Rose Gallery · Millerton, USA

  $25 – $30 / hour · seen 21 August 2026

• Director

  Georgia Southern University Museum

  $78,706 – $102,285 / year · seen 17 August 2026

• New England Air Museum, ED

  New England Air Museum · Windsor Locks

  $220,000 – $250,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026

• Museum Director

  California State Parks Capital District / California State Railroad Museum · Sacramento

  $10,010 – $11,367 / month, gross · seen 16 August 2026

• Director, Georgia Southern University Museum

  Georgia Association of Museums - Jobs

  $78,706 – $102,285 / year · seen 16 August 2026

• VIMA - Executive Director

  Virgin Islands Museum of Art · St. Thomas

  $225,000 – $275,000 / year · seen 16 August 2026

• Associate Director of Visitor and Gallery Experience

  Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, USA

  $81,500 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Manager of School and Gallery Programs

  Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, USA

  $65,000 – $70,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Gallery Director

  The Sheldon Concert Hall and Galleries · Missouri, USA

  $60,000 – $66,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Director of Live Programs

  The Broad (Los Angeles) · USA

  $170,000 – $190,000 / year · seen 15 August 2026

• Leitung der Städtischen Galerie Fruchthalle (m/w/d) in Teilzeit (19,5 Std./Woche)

  Kundenbereich Museen der Stadt Rastatt, Rastatt · Germany

  €4,270 – €6,327 / month, gross · seen 15 August 2026

• Referatsleitung (m/w/d) in der Museumsabteilung

  Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen, München-Nymphenburg

  €4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross · seen 15 August 2026

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