The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $33,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $54,410 | -4.32% | -14.17% |
| 2018 | $56,760 | 6.25% | - |
| 2017 | $53,210 | 25.82% | - |
| 2016 | $39,470 | 6.23% | - |
| 2015 | $37,010 | -24.13% | - |
| 2014 | $45,940 | -35.22% | - |
| 2012 | $62,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,410 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 60.2 percent (60.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia |