The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Evansville, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Evansville 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 | $18,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Evansville, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $41,890 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $41,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,890, Evansville is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $50,120). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Evansville is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville |