The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Lansing-East Lansing 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 | $21,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $50,030 | -6.30% | -22.91% |
| 2017 | $53,180 | -0.86% | - |
| 2016 | $53,640 | -3.78% | - |
| 2015 | $55,670 | -2.16% | - |
| 2014 | $56,870 | -9.78% | - |
| 2013 | $62,430 | 1.51% | - |
| 2012 | $61,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,030 in Lansing-East Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 62.4 percent (62.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.