The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $30,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,170 | 5.21% | 23.23% |
| 2016 | $57,980 | 11.47% | - |
| 2015 | $51,330 | 9.27% | - |
| 2014 | $46,570 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $45,480 | -3.25% | - |
| 2012 | $46,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,170 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 55.8 percent (55.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.