The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $45,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,730 | 7.26% | 39.12% |
| 2021 | $78,580 | 26.97% | - |
| 2020 | $57,390 | -16.52% | - |
| 2019 | $66,870 | 18.81% | - |
| 2018 | $54,290 | -3.92% | - |
| 2017 | $56,420 | 5.62% | - |
| 2016 | $53,250 | -5.30% | - |
| 2015 | $56,070 | 9.45% | - |
| 2014 | $50,770 | -1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $51,380 | -0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $51,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,730, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Texas, followed by San Antonio-New Braunfels (median annual salary $83,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in San Antonio-New Braunfels.