The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $35,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,300.
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 | $38,370 | -31.38% | -30.57% |
| 2021 | $50,410 | 11.62% | - |
| 2020 | $44,550 | -8.24% | - |
| 2019 | $48,220 | 2.20% | - |
| 2018 | $47,160 | 1.10% | - |
| 2017 | $46,640 | -6.54% | - |
| 2016 | $49,690 | 1.67% | - |
| 2015 | $48,860 | -10.56% | - |
| 2014 | $54,020 | 9.39% | - |
| 2013 | $48,950 | -2.35% | - |
| 2012 | $50,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,370 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 44.8 percent (44.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 50.9 percent (50.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.