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Music Director and Composers Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Music Directors and Composers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,970
25th Percentile Wage
$27,210
50th Percentile Wage
$31,020
75th Percentile Wage
$52,340
90th Percentile Wage
$61,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,970.

Table 2. Compare Music Director and Composers Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,020 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 43.8 percent (43.8%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 38.3 percent (38.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$55,200
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$54,760
Philadelphia
$49,010
Erie
$48,120
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$47,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$45,540
Newark-Union
$45,190
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$44,360
State College
$43,700
York-Hanover
$41,010
Lancaster
$38,600
Pittsburgh
$36,610
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,820
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$31,020
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$23,400
Reading
$19,850
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$19,140

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.