The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $38,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,770 | 1.24% | -7.78% |
| 2021 | $62,980 | -44.33% | - |
| 2020 | $90,900 | -0.39% | - |
| 2019 | $91,250 | 13.48% | - |
| 2018 | $78,950 | -3.75% | - |
| 2017 | $81,910 | -1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $83,070 | -3.94% | - |
| 2015 | $86,340 | 11.21% | - |
| 2014 | $76,660 | 5.48% | - |
| 2013 | $72,460 | 5.15% | - |
| 2012 | $68,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,770, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the lowest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Massachusetts, following city of Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $135,930). Compared with the highest paying city Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 53.1 percent (53.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy |