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

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,680
25th Percentile Wage	$43,290
50th Percentile Wage	$49,590
75th Percentile Wage	$58,570
90th Percentile Wage	$65,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,680.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$49,590	5.53%	5.67%
2016	$46,850	6.17%	-
2015	$43,960	0.84%	-
2014	$43,590	-2.80%	-
2013	$44,810	-4.40%	-
2012	$46,780	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,590 in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Mississippi. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 7.3 percent (7.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Jackson	$55,140
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,570
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,130
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,590
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$45,980