The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of music directors and composers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $22,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $185,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $185,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,930.
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 | $55,080 | 8.95% | 23.11% |
| 2021 | $50,150 | 6.36% | - |
| 2020 | $46,960 | -128.60% | - |
| 2018 | $107,350 | 0.63% | - |
| 2017 | $106,670 | 23.30% | - |
| 2016 | $81,820 | 17.42% | - |
| 2015 | $67,570 | 20.88% | - |
| 2014 | $53,460 | 11.28% | - |
| 2013 | $47,430 | 10.71% | - |
| 2012 | $42,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,080, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the second highest paying city for music directors and composers in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Madison (median annual salary of $71,880). Compared with Madison, the median annual salary of music directors and composers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Madison | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Janesville | |
| Green Bay | |
| Sheboygan | |
| Duluth | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |