Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,950
25th Percentile Wage
$51,450
50th Percentile Wage
$62,830
75th Percentile Wage
$80,730
90th Percentile Wage
$117,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,950.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$62,830
-11.81% -3.31%
2016
$70,250
8.26% -
2015
$64,450
-5.07% -
2014
$67,720
12.76% -
2013
$59,080
-9.87% -
2012
$64,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,830 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Nassau-Suffolk is 50.7 percent (50.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$127,510
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$100,050
Binghamton
$82,000
Utica-Rome
$80,880
Syracuse
$78,590
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$76,600
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$71,370
Ithaca
$67,050
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$65,580
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,050
Nassau-Suffolk
$62,830
Rochester
$61,450
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$61,040
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,500
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$52,310