The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Eugene-Springfield 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 | $33,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,620.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,050 | 7.16% | 9.75% |
| 2021 | $45,540 | -5.86% | - |
| 2020 | $48,210 | -4.63% | - |
| 2019 | $50,440 | 10.71% | - |
| 2018 | $45,040 | 6.06% | - |
| 2017 | $42,310 | -10.28% | - |
| 2016 | $46,660 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $46,980 | -2.81% | - |
| 2014 | $48,300 | 8.34% | - |
| 2013 | $44,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,050 in Eugene-Springfield is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Oregon. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Eugene-Springfield is 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bend | |
| Albany | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eugene-Springfield | |
| Salem | |
| Medford | |
| Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Corvallis | |
| Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area |