State comparison · 2025
Music Directors and Composers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Music Directors and Composers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,750. In Washington, $75,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.8% — not 63.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.5%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+60.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.