The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of music directors and composers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $36,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,900.
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 | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $51,210 | -14.24% | 29.04% |
| 2020 | $58,500 | 10.89% | - |
| 2019 | $52,130 | 53.77% | - |
| 2018 | $24,100 | -158.26% | - |
| 2016 | $62,240 | 2.15% | - |
| 2015 | $60,900 | 45.88% | - |
| 2014 | $32,960 | -10.25% | - |
| 2013 | $36,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,210, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $79,420). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville |