What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Museum Director's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Assistant Museum Director's salary?

An Assistant Museum Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,628 for beginners, reaching about $55,728 at mid-level, and approach $57,641 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Museum Director?

Assistant Museum Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Museum Director roles are District of Columbia $61,166, California $60,934, Massachusetts $60,122. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Museum Director roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Museum Director level roles vary by specialization: Museum Registrar: $97,120; Museum Director: $72,500; Museum Operations Director: $72,401; Assistant Museum Curator: $72,008; Assistant Registrar/Museum: $69,635.

Assistant Museum Director Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Museum Director make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Museum Director in Colorado is $56,365 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, an Assistant Museum Director's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,136
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,215 to $60,956
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,705

10% $42,705

50% (Median) $56,365

90% $65,136

Assistant Museum Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,956	$5,080	$1,172	$29
Average	$56,365	$4,697	$1,084	$27
25th Percentile	$49,215	$4,101	$946	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Museum Director Salaries

An Assistant Museum Director's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Museum Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Museum Director's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $52,628
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,881
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,728
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,513
Expert (over 8 years): $57,641

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Museum Director	less than 1 year	$52,628
Early Career Level Assistant Museum Director	1-2 years	$52,881
Mid-Level Level Assistant Museum Director	2-4 years	$55,728
Senior-Level Level Assistant Museum Director	5-8 years	$57,513
Expert Level Assistant Museum Director	over 8 years	$57,641

How Do Assistant Museum Director Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Museum Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,166.
California: $60,934.
Massachusetts: $60,122.

District of Columbia $61,166 California $60,934 Massachusetts $60,122 Washington $59,901 New Jersey $59,879 Alaska $59,801 Connecticut $59,039 New York $58,730

Hawaii $57,741 Rhode Island $57,277 Maryland $56,962 Minnesota $56,531 Colorado $56,365 Illinois $56,310 Oregon $56,100 Delaware $55,945

New Hampshire $55,848 Virginia $55,631 Pennsylvania $54,995 Nevada $54,675 North Dakota $54,570 Michigan $54,404 Wisconsin $54,343 Vermont $54,222

Texas $53,885 Maine $53,863 Arizona $53,830 Ohio $53,791 Georgia $53,283 Indiana $53,029 Wyoming $52,979 Utah $52,901

Iowa $52,868 Kansas $52,603 Louisiana $52,526 North Carolina $52,498 Missouri $52,487 Florida $52,272 Montana $52,156 Nebraska $52,045

Kentucky $51,984 South Carolina $51,763 Tennessee $51,625 Idaho $51,570 New Mexico $51,167 Oklahoma $51,078 Alabama $50,752 South Dakota $50,206

Arkansas $49,907 West Virginia $49,747 Mississippi $49,266

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Museum Director

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $55,261
Hygiene: $57,182
Johnstown: $55,385

Glen Haven, CO $55,261

Hygiene, CO $57,182

Johnstown, CO $55,385

Laporte, CO $54,771

Livermore, CO $54,593

Loveland, CO $55,212

Lyons, CO $57,082

Masonville, CO $54,806

Mead, CO $56,014

Milliken, CO $55,308

Niwot, CO $57,631

Red Feather Lakes, CO $54,743

Severance, CO $54,849

Timnath, CO $54,779

Wellington, CO $54,472

Windsor, CO $54,858

Brighton, CO $56,217

Ault, CO $54,753

Briggsdale, CO $54,768

Carr, CO $53,826

Eastlake, CO $56,364

Eaton, CO $54,926

Evans, CO $55,206

Fort Lupton, CO $56,057

Galeton, CO $54,932

Gilcrest, CO $55,507

Gill, CO $55,022

Greeley, CO $55,070

Henderson, CO $56,304

Hudson, CO $55,872

Keenesburg, CO $55,603

Kersey, CO $55,028

La Salle, CO $55,412

Lucerne, CO $55,011

Nunn, CO $54,579

Orchard, CO $54,762

Pierce, CO $54,788

Ohio City, CO $55,352

Parlin, CO $55,091

Penrose, CO $54,610

Pitkin, CO $55,283

Poncha Springs, CO $54,908

Powderhorn, CO $54,976

Rockvale, CO $54,362

Sargents, CO $54,816

Twin Lakes, CO $56,626

Westcliffe, CO $54,392

Wetmore, CO $54,043

Durango, CO $55,131

Cahone, CO $54,995

Cortez, CO $54,953

Dolores, CO $55,084

Dove Creek, CO $54,940

Egnar, CO $54,970

Hesperus, CO $54,649

Lewis, CO $55,092

Mancos, CO $54,952

Marvel, CO $54,647

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $54,668

Pleasant View, CO $54,837

Rico, CO $55,097

Towaoc, CO $54,724

Yellow Jacket, CO $55,026

Montrose, CO $55,303

Austin, CO $55,375

Bedrock, CO $54,957

Cedaredge, CO $55,432

Cory, CO $55,362

Crawford, CO $55,205

Delta, CO $55,302

Eckert, CO $55,389

Hotchkiss, CO $55,355

Lazear, CO $55,313

Naturita, CO $55,068

Norwood, CO $55,090

Nucla, CO $55,153

Olathe, CO $55,242

Ophir, CO $55,149

Ouray, CO $55,140

Paonia, CO $55,609

Paradox, CO $54,987

Placerville, CO $55,099

Redvale, CO $55,116

Ridgway, CO $55,133

Silverton, CO $55,040

Somerset, CO $55,777

Telluride, CO $55,160

Grand Junction, CO $55,644

Platteville, CO $55,631

Roggen, CO $55,057

Weldona, CO $54,632

Wiggins, CO $54,924

Fort Morgan, CO $54,654

Log Lane Village, CO $54,833

Akron, CO $54,258

Amherst, CO $54,084

Atwood, CO $54,448

Brush, CO $54,444

Crook, CO $54,293

Eckley, CO $54,122

Fleming, CO $54,397

Grover, CO $54,354

Haxtun, CO $54,386

Hereford, CO $54,007

Hillrose, CO $54,497

Holyoke, CO $54,221

Idalia, CO $53,949

Iliff, CO $54,436

Julesburg, CO $54,216

Lindon, CO $54,025

Merino, CO $54,495

New Raymer, CO $54,483

Otis, CO $54,306

Ovid, CO $54,235

Padroni, CO $54,297

Paoli, CO $54,386

Peetz, CO $54,283

Sedgwick, CO $54,255

Snyder, CO $54,454

Sterling, CO $54,541

Stoneham, CO $54,486

Vernon, CO $54,001

Woodrow, CO $54,138

Wray, CO $54,109

Yuma, CO $54,290

Anton, CO $54,039

Arapahoe, CO $53,613

Arriba, CO $53,807

Bethune, CO $53,887

Burlington, CO $53,837

Calhan, CO $54,689

Cascade, CO $55,138

Cheyenne Wells, CO $53,691

Cope, CO $54,014

Cripple Creek, CO $55,034

Divide, CO $55,064

Flagler, CO $53,863

Florissant, CO $55,019

Fountain, CO $54,684

Genoa, CO $53,844

Green Mountain Falls, CO $55,124

Guffey, CO $54,960

Hugo, CO $53,514

Joes, CO $54,067

Karval, CO $53,204

Kirk, CO $54,022

Kit Carson, CO $53,624

Limon, CO $54,169

Lake George, CO $55,102

Manitou Springs, CO $55,138

Matheson, CO $54,129

Peyton, CO $54,947

Ramah, CO $53,779

Rush, CO $53,907

Seibert, CO $53,840

Simla, CO $54,375

Stratton, CO $53,894

U S A F Academy, CO $55,135

Victor, CO $55,010

Vona, CO $53,872

Wild Horse, CO $53,521

Woodland Park, CO $55,093

Yoder, CO $54,115

Colorado Springs, CO $55,139

Clifton, CO $55,609

Fruita, CO $55,471

Gateway, CO $55,080

Glade Park, CO $55,271

Loma, CO $55,491

Mack, CO $55,343

Palisade, CO $55,508

Whitewater, CO $55,267

Glenwood Springs, CO $56,180

Dinosaur, CO $55,252

Aspen, CO $57,233

Snowmass Village, CO $57,230

Avon, CO $56,717

Basalt, CO $57,050

Carbondale, CO $56,838

Collbran, CO $55,454

Craig, CO $55,861

De Beque, CO $55,447

Eagle, CO $56,485

Edwards, CO $56,606

Parachute, CO $55,736

Battlement Mesa, CO $55,685

Gypsum, CO $56,203

Hamilton, CO $56,099

Hayden, CO $55,940

Maybell, CO $55,321

Meeker, CO $56,104

Meredith, CO $56,863

Mesa, CO $55,427

Minturn, CO $56,544

Molina, CO $55,394

New Castle, CO $55,986

Rangely, CO $55,477

Red Cliff, CO $56,537

Rifle, CO $55,848

Silt, CO $55,825

Slater, CO $55,595

Snowmass, CO $57,115

Wolcott, CO $56,518

Woody Creek, CO $57,229

Vail, CO $56,786

Pueblo, CO $53,465

Colorado City, CO $53,831

Aguilar, CO $54,065

Arlington, CO $53,114

Avondale, CO $53,608

Beulah, CO $53,834

Boncarbo, CO $54,092

Boone, CO $53,781

Branson, CO $53,649

Campo, CO $53,451

Cheraw, CO $53,553

Crowley, CO $53,668

Eads, CO $53,591

Fort Lyon, CO $53,532

Fowler, CO $53,686

Gardner, CO $54,211

Granada, CO $53,712

Hartman, CO $53,815

Hasty, CO $53,650

Haswell, CO $53,333

Hoehne, CO $54,005

Holly, CO $53,645

Kim, CO $53,594

La Junta, CO $53,629

Lamar, CO $53,793

Las Animas, CO $53,599

La Veta, CO $54,306

Mc Clave, CO $53,658

Manzanola, CO $53,588

Model, CO $53,669

Olney Springs, CO $53,496

Ordway, CO $53,230

Pritchett, CO $53,597

Rocky Ford, CO $53,510

Rye, CO $53,913

Sheridan Lake, CO $53,612

Springfield, CO $53,707

Sugar City, CO $53,087

Swink, CO $53,575

Trinchera, CO $53,773

Trinidad, CO $54,006

Two Buttes, CO $53,704

Vilas, CO $53,696

Walsenburg, CO $54,020

Walsh, CO $53,640

Weston, CO $54,194

Wiley, CO $53,609

Alamosa, CO $54,718

Antonito, CO $54,684

Arboles, CO $54,794

Arvada, CO $56,366

Aurora, CO $56,327

Bayfield, CO $54,948

Broomfield, CO $56,613

Commerce City, CO $56,233

Dupont, CO $56,341

Eldorado Springs, CO $57,682

Lafayette, CO $57,171

Louisville, CO $57,241

Westminster, CO $56,340

Wheat Ridge, CO $56,337

Agate, CO $54,341

Bennett, CO $55,754

Byers, CO $55,088

Castle Rock, CO $55,332

Deer Trail, CO $54,725

Elbert, CO $54,982

Elizabeth, CO $55,446

Englewood, CO $56,327

Franktown, CO $55,296

Kiowa, CO $55,047

Larkspur, CO $55,153

Littleton, CO $56,271

Lone Tree, CO $56,123

Louviers, CO $56,045

Monument, CO $55,099

Palmer Lake, CO $55,104

Parker, CO $55,917

Sedalia, CO $55,360

Strasburg, CO $55,576

Watkins, CO $55,993

Denver, CO $56,321

Thornton, CO $56,365

Boulder, CO $57,961

Golden, CO $56,333

Alma, CO $56,016

Bailey, CO $55,888

Black Hawk, CO $56,896

Bond, CO $56,513

Breckenridge, CO $56,135

Buffalo Creek, CO $55,695

Burns, CO $56,150

Central City, CO $56,576

Clark, CO $55,618

Climax, CO $56,200

Coalmont, CO $55,522

Como, CO $55,332

Conifer, CO $56,034

Cowdrey, CO $55,297

Dillon, CO $56,102

Dumont, CO $56,374

Evergreen, CO $56,235

Empire, CO $56,117

Fairplay, CO $55,384

Fraser, CO $56,180

Frisco, CO $56,448

Georgetown, CO $56,075

Granby, CO $56,030

Grand Lake, CO $56,000

Grant, CO $55,601

Hartsel, CO $55,089

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $55,955

Idaho Springs, CO $56,279

Idledale, CO $56,275

Indian Hills, CO $56,246

Jamestown, CO $57,867

Jefferson, CO $55,485

Kittredge, CO $56,251

Kremmling, CO $55,950

Leadville, CO $56,132

Mc Coy, CO $56,141

Morrison, CO $56,234

Nederland, CO $57,341

Oak Creek, CO $56,041

Parshall, CO $56,282

Phippsburg, CO $56,096

Pine, CO $55,763

Pinecliffe, CO $57,610

Rand, CO $55,526

Rollinsville, CO $57,073

Shawnee, CO $55,749

Silver Plume, CO $55,837

Steamboat Springs, CO $55,937

Tabernash, CO $56,311

Toponas, CO $56,075

Walden, CO $55,443

Ward, CO $57,190

Winter Park, CO $56,383

Yampa, CO $56,151

Silverthorne, CO $56,400

Longmont, CO $56,959

Allenspark, CO $56,701

Estes Park, CO $55,849

Bellvue, CO $55,134

Berthoud, CO $55,810

Dacono, CO $56,461

Drake, CO $55,154

Erie, CO $56,714

Firestone, CO $56,321

Fort Collins, CO $54,741

Frederick, CO $56,323

Blanca, CO $54,525

Capulin, CO $54,805

Center, CO $54,760

Chama, CO $54,338

Chimney Rock, CO $54,817

Chromo, CO $54,449

Conejos, CO $54,650

Creede, CO $54,937

Crestone, CO $54,550

Del Norte, CO $54,817

Fort Garland, CO $54,402

San Luis, CO $54,181

Homelake, CO $54,766

Hooper, CO $54,584

Ignacio, CO $54,712

Jaroso, CO $54,300

La Jara, CO $54,738

Manassa, CO $54,683

Moffat, CO $54,622

Monte Vista, CO $54,799

Mosca, CO $54,515

Pagosa Springs, CO $54,813

Romeo, CO $54,843

Saguache, CO $54,810

Sanford, CO $54,536

San Pablo, CO $54,256

South Fork, CO $54,872

Villa Grove, CO $54,695

Salida, CO $54,910

Almont, CO $56,324

Buena Vista, CO $56,238

Canon City, CO $54,665

Cimarron, CO $55,034

Coal Creek, CO $54,341

Coaldale, CO $54,776

Cotopaxi, CO $54,622

Crested Butte, CO $56,620

Florence, CO $54,255

Monarch, CO $55,025

Granite, CO $55,851

Gunnison, CO $55,077

Hillside, CO $54,602

Howard, CO $54,875

Lake City, CO $55,031

Nathrop, CO $55,075

Assistant Museum Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Museum Director's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$49,215

Average $56,365/year

$60,956

$4,101

Average $4,697/month

$5,080

$946

Average $1,084/week

$1,172

$24

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,956	$5,080	$1,172	$29
Average	$56,365	$4,697	$1,084	$27
25th Percentile	$49,215	$4,101	$946	$24

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