The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | $44,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,200.
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 | $79,540 | 36.96% | 39.18% |
| 2020 | $50,140 | 1.52% | - |
| 2019 | $49,380 | 6.87% | - |
| 2017 | $45,990 | 7.57% | - |
| 2016 | $42,510 | 53.02% | - |
| 2015 | $19,970 | -49.27% | - |
| 2014 | $29,810 | -8.55% | - |
| 2013 | $32,360 | -49.51% | - |
| 2012 | $48,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,540, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk (median annual salary of $108,680). Compared with Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Haven |