State comparison · 2025
Music Directors and Composers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Music Directors and Composers in Colorado earn a median of $88,460. In Washington, $75,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.3% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+22.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- $88,460
- p25
- $59,890
- p75
- $116,670
- p10
- $49,170
- p90
- $158,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
Washington
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- $75,060
- p25
- $61,320
- p75
- $104,090
- p10
- $51,230
- p90
- $161,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.