The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $36,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,410.
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 | $64,750 | 21.28% | 41.19% |
| 2021 | $50,970 | 25.33% | - |
| 2018 | $38,060 | 4.55% | - |
| 2017 | $36,330 | -16.35% | - |
| 2016 | $42,270 | 11.52% | - |
| 2015 | $37,400 | 13.85% | - |
| 2014 | $32,220 | -5.28% | - |
| 2013 | $33,920 | -12.26% | - |
| 2012 | $38,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,750 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gainesville.