The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $45,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,100.
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 | $59,420 | -5.72% | 2.96% |
| 2021 | $62,820 | 18.55% | - |
| 2020 | $51,170 | -17.18% | - |
| 2019 | $59,960 | -18.55% | - |
| 2018 | $71,080 | -1.38% | - |
| 2017 | $72,060 | 14.79% | - |
| 2016 | $61,400 | -18.70% | - |
| 2015 | $72,880 | -4.49% | - |
| 2014 | $76,150 | -12.12% | - |
| 2013 | $85,380 | 32.47% | - |
| 2012 | $57,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,420, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $78,540). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Tacoma |