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Music Directors and Composers Salary by State

Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.

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Music Directors and Composers — median wage by state

  • New Jersey: $122,750, COL-adjusted $112,822
  • California: $93,090, COL-adjusted $84,092
  • Colorado: $88,460, COL-adjusted $85,800
  • District of Columbia: $84,040, COL-adjusted $76,470
  • New York: $82,930, COL-adjusted $76,858
  • Utah: $82,570, COL-adjusted $83,488
  • Tennessee: $79,640, COL-adjusted $86,659
  • Wisconsin: $78,690, COL-adjusted $83,624
  • Massachusetts: $78,620, COL-adjusted $74,310
  • Indiana: $77,270, COL-adjusted $82,819
  • Connecticut: $77,070, COL-adjusted $74,392
  • Washington: $75,060, COL-adjusted $70,150
  • Hawaii: $74,570, COL-adjusted $67,791
  • Georgia: $67,100, COL-adjusted $69,678
  • Texas: $65,570, COL-adjusted $67,528
  • Maryland: $64,300, COL-adjusted $61,238
  • North Carolina: $63,380, COL-adjusted $67,211
  • Mississippi: $62,240, COL-adjusted $71,540
  • Iowa: $61,740, COL-adjusted $70,319
  • Missouri: $61,670, COL-adjusted $67,919
  • Ohio: $61,380, COL-adjusted $66,142
  • Pennsylvania: $61,160, COL-adjusted $62,664
  • Oregon: $60,800, COL-adjusted $58,801
  • Michigan: $59,400, COL-adjusted $61,746
  • Virginia: $59,050, COL-adjusted $58,408
  • Florida: $57,830, COL-adjusted $55,928
  • Oklahoma: $54,250, COL-adjusted $61,788
  • Montana: $51,530, COL-adjusted $54,471
  • Illinois: $49,270, COL-adjusted $49,270
  • Alabama: $42,250, COL-adjusted $47,579
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