The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers 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 | $22,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers 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 $126,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,970.
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 | $45,540 | -3.71% | 5.29% |
| 2021 | $47,230 | -32.37% | - |
| 2020 | $62,520 | 1.60% | - |
| 2019 | $61,520 | 15.38% | - |
| 2018 | $52,060 | 9.78% | - |
| 2017 | $46,970 | -7.94% | - |
| 2016 | $50,700 | 14.24% | - |
| 2015 | $43,480 | 0.44% | - |
| 2014 | $43,290 | -3.35% | - |
| 2013 | $44,740 | 3.60% | - |
| 2012 | $43,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,540 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 58.0 percent (58.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.