Music Directors and Composers Salary in the US
A music directors and composers earns a national median of $73,710 a year (mean $90,470) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #292 of 825.
How much does a music directors and composers earn in the US?
A music directors and composers in the United States earns a median of $73,710 a year (mean $90,470), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 45% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 12,540 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-2041), ranked #292 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$73,710
per year
Mean
$90,470
per year
Employment
12,540
US workers
National rank
#292
of 825 by median
What a music directors and composers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a music directors and composers (SOC 27-2041) earns a median annual wage of $73,710 and a mean (average) of $90,470. The median is the midpoint — half of music directors and composers earn more and half earn less — and is 45% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a music directors and composers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for music directors and composers is $73,710, and the mean (average) is $90,470. The median is the midpoint — half of music directors and composers earn more and half earn less.
- How does music directors and composers pay compare to the US average?
- At $73,710, a music directors and composers earns 45% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many music directors and composers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 12,540 music directors and composers employed nationally (SOC 27-2041), across all industries.
- Where does this music directors and composers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-2041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-2041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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