Music Directors and Composers Salary by City (2026)

Name: Music Directors and Composers Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

54 metro areas · National average: $82,091 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Music Directors and Composers salaries across 54 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
Hartford, CT	$134,190	$91,440	$47,900	N/A
New York, NY	$124,070	$97,980	$36,890	N/A
Trenton, NJ	$123,400	$96,430	$56,140	$231,560
Bridgeport, CT	$110,590	$114,290	$59,270	$140,130
San Francisco, CA	$110,320	$92,930	$55,430	$198,490
Syracuse, NY	$109,490	$70,300	$33,800	$208,940
Los Angeles, CA	$103,600	$71,420	$43,780	$221,670
Minneapolis, MN	$99,670	$61,830	$39,640	$154,400
Buffalo, NY	$98,710	$54,070	$37,170	$207,940
Albany, NY	$95,790	$59,780	$38,950	$213,510
Eugene, OR	$93,200	$59,470	$41,270	$162,200
Oklahoma City, OK	$93,000	$82,490	$43,000	$128,510
San Jose, CA	$90,130	$73,780	$46,120	$162,420
Indianapolis, IN	$89,180	$73,370	$48,100	$156,900
Washington, DC	$89,110	$73,230	$41,790	$149,150
Dallas, TX	$88,470	$51,380	$47,600	$156,000
Sacramento, CA	$88,170	$60,640	$47,810	$157,680
Colorado Springs, CO	$87,890	$86,740	$46,930	$137,020
Boston, MA	$87,720	$74,910	$53,830	$166,990
Miami, FL	$87,210	$75,230	$26,000	$142,550
Urban Honolulu, HI	$86,630	$77,440	$48,900	$109,100
Seattle, WA	$86,280	$78,300	$52,250	$118,550
Spokane, WA	$84,660	$94,020	$50,790	$102,580
Rochester, NY	$81,680	$66,290	$50,230	$99,520
Riverside, CA	$80,050	$74,780	$46,530	$115,440
Madison, WI	$79,720	$76,810	$58,850	$100,800
Scranton, PA	$79,700	$104,000	$33,390	$104,000
Denver, CO	$78,590	$62,670	$34,030	$149,530
San Diego, CA	$77,810	$64,200	$34,750	$139,570
Baltimore, MD	$77,710	$57,740	$31,200	$126,450
Salt Lake City, UT	$77,690	$78,010	$57,780	$78,010
Houston, TX	$76,730	$49,880	$42,600	$101,000
Cleveland, OH	$76,120	$62,060	$34,990	$119,780
Salem, OR	$75,300	$54,640	$40,830	$168,720
Kiryas Joel, NY	$75,100	$72,030	$34,970	$104,800
Chattanooga, TN	$74,140	$78,070	$36,970	$124,800
Medford, OR	$73,780	$72,080	$44,660	$100,040
Atlanta, GA	$72,530	$61,270	$20,080	$128,350
Philadelphia, PA	$71,950	$59,010	$37,090	$116,660
Pittsburgh, PA	$70,020	$69,330	$36,420	$108,860
Portland, OR	$69,170	$62,400	$44,300	$99,540
Des Moines, IA	$67,130	$58,370	$44,180	$101,450
Richmond, VA	$66,980	$54,110	$36,780	$109,650
Charlotte, NC	$66,540	$64,040	$36,780	$91,120
Columbus, OH	$65,560	$60,390	$25,510	$102,450
St. Louis, MO	$64,910	$58,640	$45,140	$108,330
Chicago, IL	$64,600	$46,730	$30,100	$108,130
Jacksonville, FL	$64,530	$57,180	$35,050	$98,670
Orlando, FL	$60,390	$53,860	$27,900	$93,910
Cincinnati, OH	$59,890	$47,690	$30,120	$100,650
Fresno, CA	$59,210	$44,720	$33,990	$86,050
Tampa, FL	$58,680	$54,990	$35,990	$89,580
Virginia Beach, VA	$54,040	$47,840	$35,770	$97,320
Detroit, MI	$51,180	$41,540	$32,120	$78,660