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Music Director and Composers Salary in State College, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in State College, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in State College 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 State College, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,000
25th Percentile Wage
$38,950
50th Percentile Wage
$43,700
75th Percentile Wage
$48,470
90th Percentile Wage
$57,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in State College, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,000.

Table 2. Compare Music Director and Composers Salary in State College with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,700 in State College 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 State College is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 56.2 percent (56.2%) 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 State College, Pennsylvania.