Music Directors and Composers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 97 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Music Directors and Composers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Bridgeport, CT $114,290 40
Scranton, PA $104,000 50
New York, NY-NJ $97,980 1,050
Trenton, NJ $96,430 50
Spokane, WA $94,020 30
San Francisco, CA $92,930 480

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $55,810 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $32,370 90
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $92,930 480
      Riverside, CA $74,780 50
      California $74,760 2,410
      San Jose, CA $73,780 100
      Los Angeles, CA $71,420 1,160
      San Diego, CA $64,200 170
      Sacramento, CA $60,640 50
      Fresno, CA $44,720 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $86,740 30
      Colorado $69,160 110
      Denver, CO $62,670 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $114,290 40
      Connecticut $91,810 150
      Hartford, CT $91,440 40
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $73,230 280
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $75,230 180
      Florida $57,350 670
      Jacksonville, FL $57,180 40
      Tampa, FL $54,990 160
      Orlando, FL $53,860 —
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $61,270 —
      Atlanta, GA $61,270 —
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $77,440 100
      Hawaii $77,440 140
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $58,370 80
      Iowa $56,720 170
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $46,730 440
      Illinois $46,310 540
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $73,370 110
      Indiana $71,640 250
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $41,870 50
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $74,910 200
      Massachusetts $72,760 260
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $57,740 110
      Maryland $57,740 140
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Rapids, MI $65,190 60
      Michigan $42,030 260
      Detroit, MI $41,540 100
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $61,830 60
      Minnesota $61,830 90
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $58,640 70
      St. Louis, MO-IL $58,640 50
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $60,250 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $48,530 110
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $64,040 60
      North Carolina $61,780 200
      Raleigh, NC $58,570 40
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $96,430 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $82,920 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $97,980 1,050
      New York $80,230 1,610
      Kiryas Joel, NY $72,030 100
      Syracuse, NY $70,300 90
      Rochester, NY $66,290 230
      Central East New York $61,870 40
      Albany, NY $59,780 80
      Buffalo, NY $54,070 110
      Binghamton, NY $40,500 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $63,850 30
      Cleveland, OH $62,060 80
      Ohio $60,470 380
      Columbus, OH $60,390 60
      Akron, OH $51,530 40
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,690 90
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $82,490 50
      Oklahoma $66,650 90
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Medford, OR $72,080 30
      Portland, OR-WA $62,400 250
      Oregon $62,400 470
      Eugene, OR $59,470 80
      Salem, OR $54,640 30
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Scranton, PA $104,000 50
      Allentown, PA-NJ $71,800 40
      Lancaster, PA $71,100 40
      Pittsburgh, PA $69,330 70
      Pennsylvania $60,410 450
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,010 190
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $64,250 150
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $49,890 60
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $36,990 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $84,660 310
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $78,070 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $51,380 210
      Texas $51,380 650
      Houston, TX $49,880 140
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $78,010 130
      Salt Lake City, UT $78,010 80
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $54,110 50
      Virginia $49,670 340
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $47,840 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spokane, WA $94,020 30
      Seattle, WA $78,300 250
      Washington $77,840 390
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $76,810 50
      Wisconsin $73,580 150