NEMA is seeking a dynamic and visible Executive Director (ED) to advance its mission and help shape the future of the museum field across New England. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED serves as the organization’s chief ambassador—building powerful connections among museum professionals, institutions, and allies, and championing the value of museums with civic leaders regionally and nationally.

This role blends vision and action: setting strategic direction, driving fundraising and engagement, offering useful programming to its members, and inspiring and mentoring a small but dedicated team. The ED has a unique opportunity to elevate NEMA’s voice, expand its impact, and help define what’s next for museums in the region and beyond.

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As always, the salary survey reflects a snapshot of the field at a particular point in time that offers general comparative guidance for compensation. The report is designed to be a practical document for hiring officials who need to set the salaries of new museum employees, for HR managers, and for supervisors who want to benchmark the salaries of current employees against regional and national norms. It can provide comparative baselines for museum workers and job seekers who want comparative data for their particular job titles.

NEMA encourages readers to consult local cost of living indices and living wage calculators to contextualize the compensation data included in this report. Failure to provide a living wage is an obstacle to our commitment to building diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in our field.

The 2024 Salary and Benefits Survey is available to purchase here. If you are a NEMA member you qualify for the discounted member rate of $75. The non-member rate is $125.

Smaller “snapshot” reports for specific staffing categories are available for $35 each. Click here for details.

If your museum participated in the survey, NEMA emailed your institution a complimentary copy in March, 2025. If you did not receive it, please contact Heather A. Riggs at heather.riggs@nemanet.org.