The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers 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 | $22,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers 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 $133,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,850 | -0.07% | -13.38% |
| 2016 | $57,890 | -5.10% | - |
| 2015 | $60,840 | -2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $62,150 | -8.56% | - |
| 2013 | $67,470 | 2.79% | - |
| 2012 | $65,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,850 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 6.5 percent (6.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield |