State comparison · 2025
Music Directors and Composers salary: Alaska vs California
Music Directors and Composers salary data is not published by BLS for one of these states (small-cell suppression). See the per-state pages below for what coverage exists.
Alaska
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- —
- p25
- —
- p75
- —
- p10
- —
- p90
- —
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- $93,090
- p25
- $66,810
- p75
- $126,430
- p10
- $48,600
- p90
- $175,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.