The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $33,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,150 | -3.48% | -7.34% |
| 2021 | $48,790 | -21.07% | - |
| 2018 | $59,070 | -0.56% | - |
| 2017 | $59,400 | 5.94% | - |
| 2016 | $55,870 | 50.22% | - |
| 2015 | $27,810 | -44.59% | - |
| 2014 | $40,210 | -26.54% | - |
| 2013 | $50,880 | 0.53% | - |
| 2012 | $50,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,150 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 40.9 percent (40.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 58.0 percent (58.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.