The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Utica-Rome, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Utica-Rome 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 | $27,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Utica-Rome, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,340.
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 | $52,510 | 10.42% | 16.02% |
| 2016 | $47,040 | -12.29% | - |
| 2015 | $52,820 | 14.69% | - |
| 2014 | $45,060 | -7.39% | - |
| 2013 | $48,390 | 8.87% | - |
| 2012 | $44,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,510 in Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome is 34.2 percent (34.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 62.3 percent (62.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.