The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $17,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,430.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,140 in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage is 58.1 percent (58.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 35.4 percent (35.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.