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Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,140
25th Percentile Wage
$80,540
50th Percentile Wage
$127,510
75th Percentile Wage
$210,590
90th Percentile Wage
$205,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,140.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$127,510
21.99% 22.62%
2021
$99,470
1.75% -
2020
$97,730
9.10% -
2019
$88,840
5.77% -
2018
$83,710
7.24% -
2017
$77,650
-9.94% -
2016
$85,370
8.68% -
2015
$77,960
-10.33% -
2014
$86,010
-18.94% -
2013
$102,300
3.55% -
2012
$98,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $127,510, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of New York, followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary $100,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in New York-White Plains-Wayne.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.