The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $40,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,580.
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 | $47,840 | 11.20% | -13.65% |
| 2021 | $42,480 | -10.19% | - |
| 2020 | $46,810 | 7.95% | - |
| 2019 | $43,090 | 17.38% | - |
| 2018 | $35,600 | -24.83% | - |
| 2017 | $44,440 | 1.94% | - |
| 2016 | $43,580 | -16.41% | - |
| 2015 | $50,730 | -1.77% | - |
| 2014 | $51,630 | -4.63% | - |
| 2013 | $54,020 | -0.65% | - |
| 2012 | $54,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,840 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Champaign-Urbana and 36.1 percent (36.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rockford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Peoria | |
| Rockford |