The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $25,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,000.
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 | $52,340 | 7.36% | -5.20% |
| 2016 | $48,490 | -6.78% | - |
| 2015 | $51,780 | -5.68% | - |
| 2014 | $54,720 | 1.75% | - |
| 2013 | $53,760 | -2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $55,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,340 in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 38.2 percent (38.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.