State comparison · 2025
Music Directors and Composers salary: California vs Oregon
Music Directors and Composers in California earn a median of $93,090. In Oregon, $60,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+43%
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%
Oregon
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- $60,800
- p25
- $41,600
- p75
- $86,880
- p10
- $40,340
- p90
- $115,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.