The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $34,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,430.
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 | $55,200 | 5.45% | 16.25% |
| 2016 | $52,190 | 19.05% | - |
| 2015 | $42,250 | 1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $41,480 | -28.06% | - |
| 2013 | $53,120 | 12.97% | - |
| 2012 | $46,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,200, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Spartanburg (median annual salary of $64,420). Compared with Spartanburg, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower.
| 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 |