The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming 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 | $22,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,560.
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 | $36,320 | -22.36% | -3.36% |
| 2021 | $44,440 | -33.24% | - |
| 2020 | $59,210 | -18.75% | - |
| 2019 | $70,310 | 8.56% | - |
| 2018 | $64,290 | 23.91% | - |
| 2017 | $48,920 | -12.86% | - |
| 2016 | $55,210 | 53.03% | - |
| 2015 | $25,930 | -25.26% | - |
| 2014 | $32,480 | 41.26% | - |
| 2013 | $19,080 | -96.75% | - |
| 2012 | $37,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,320 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming is 47.7 percent (47.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 48.2 percent (48.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.