The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,360 | -2.15% | -29.05% |
| 2016 | $50,420 | -1.37% | - |
| 2015 | $51,110 | -11.62% | - |
| 2014 | $57,050 | -11.41% | - |
| 2013 | $63,560 | -0.22% | - |
| 2012 | $63,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,360 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 46.2 percent (46.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 45.2 percent (45.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.