State comparison · 2025
Music Directors and Composers salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Music Directors and Composers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,750. In District of Columbia, $84,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.2% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.5%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-32.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- $84,040
- p25
- $77,740
- p75
- $131,260
- p10
- $39,310
- p90
- $159,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
New Jersey
Music Directors and Composers
- Median
- $122,750
- p25
- $99,410
- p75
- $171,070
- p10
- $67,690
- p90
- $205,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.