The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Philadelphia 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
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 | $49,010 | -8.04% | 5.00% |
| 2016 | $52,950 | 9.56% | - |
| 2015 | $47,890 | 11.15% | - |
| 2014 | $42,550 | -8.01% | - |
| 2013 | $45,960 | -1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $46,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,010 in Philadelphia 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 is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 60.9 percent (60.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.