The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $47,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,600 | 33.49% | 34.93% |
| 2021 | $65,580 | -0.37% | - |
| 2020 | $65,820 | -9.62% | - |
| 2019 | $72,150 | -6.76% | - |
| 2018 | $77,030 | 4.97% | - |
| 2017 | $73,200 | 11.05% | - |
| 2016 | $65,110 | 0.58% | - |
| 2015 | $64,730 | -1.21% | - |
| 2014 | $65,510 | -2.66% | - |
| 2013 | $67,250 | 4.59% | - |
| 2012 | $64,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $98,600, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Scranton--Wilkes-Barre (median annual salary of $100,180). Compared with Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, the median annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.