Music Director and Composers Salary in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Ann Arbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Ann Arbor is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Music Directors and Composers in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,260
25th Percentile Wage
$37,630
50th Percentile Wage
$57,110
75th Percentile Wage
$67,220
90th Percentile Wage
$78,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,260.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,110
-5.73% -7.56%
2016
$60,380
-1.94% -
2015
$61,550
-6.61% -
2014
$65,620
3.76% -
2013
$63,150
2.72% -
2012
$61,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Music Director and Composers Salary in Ann Arbor with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,110, Ann Arbor is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $69,470). Compared with Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Ann Arbor is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$69,470
Ann Arbor
$57,110
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$56,730
Flint
$52,420
Lansing-East Lansing
$50,030
Niles-Benton Harbor
$46,950
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$46,800
South Bend-Mishawaka
$46,150
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$43,480
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$40,090
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$38,370
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$36,320
Kalamazoo-Portage
$29,140
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$18,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan.