The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $47,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $62,070 | -9.10% | 24.17% |
| 2020 | $67,720 | 15.31% | - |
| 2018 | $57,350 | 9.47% | - |
| 2017 | $51,920 | 3.62% | - |
| 2016 | $50,040 | 1.90% | - |
| 2015 | $49,090 | -10.57% | - |
| 2014 | $54,280 | 1.93% | - |
| 2013 | $53,230 | 11.57% | - |
| 2012 | $47,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,070 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.