The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $36,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,560.
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 | $52,000 | 28.81% | 25.15% |
| 2021 | $37,020 | -3.59% | - |
| 2020 | $38,350 | 2.82% | - |
| 2019 | $37,270 | -6.90% | - |
| 2018 | $39,840 | -39.88% | - |
| 2017 | $55,730 | 9.38% | - |
| 2016 | $50,500 | 2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $49,090 | 9.19% | - |
| 2014 | $44,580 | 17.59% | - |
| 2013 | $36,740 | -5.93% | - |
| 2012 | $38,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,000 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 43.3 percent (43.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 48.0 percent (48.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.