State comparison · 2025
Music Directors and Composers salary: California vs Illinois
Music Directors and Composers in California earn a median of $93,090. In Illinois, $49,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 70.7% — not 88.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.9%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+70.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Illinois
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- $49,270
- p25
- $37,470
- p75
- $65,520
- p10
- $31,930
- p90
- $104,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.