The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $41,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,290.
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 | $58,330 | 0.87% | 12.76% |
| 2016 | $57,820 | 1.07% | - |
| 2015 | $57,200 | 0.09% | - |
| 2014 | $57,150 | 11.11% | - |
| 2013 | $50,800 | -0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $50,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,330 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 53.7 percent (53.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.