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Music Director and Composers Salary in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 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 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$35,170
25th Percentile Wage	$41,240
50th Percentile Wage	$46,460
75th Percentile Wage	$66,840
90th Percentile Wage	$103,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,170.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$46,460	1.55%	3.66%
2013	$45,740	2.14%	-
2012	$44,760	-	-

Table 2. Compare Music Director and Composers Salary in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,460, Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Minnesota, following the highest paying city Mankato-North Mankato (median annual salary of $50,660). Compared with Mankato-North Mankato, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Mankato-North Mankato	$50,660
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,460
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,220
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$42,050
Rochester	$41,250
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$36,130