The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $48,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $176,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,710.
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 | $91,740 | 31.89% | 36.12% |
| 2021 | $62,480 | -1.79% | - |
| 2020 | $63,600 | 7.72% | - |
| 2019 | $58,690 | 3.82% | - |
| 2018 | $56,450 | -1.56% | - |
| 2017 | $57,330 | 0.85% | - |
| 2016 | $56,840 | -6.86% | - |
| 2015 | $60,740 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $59,640 | -6.64% | - |
| 2013 | $63,600 | 7.86% | - |
| 2012 | $58,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,740, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $90,060). In comparison, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.