State wages ยท Cost of living
Music Directors and Composers pay by state
The highest published median is in Connecticut, at $91,810. Connecticut leads after cost of living, at $88,610. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($63,670).
National median
$63,670
Highest state median
$91,810
Connecticut
Best adjusted pay
$88,610
Connecticut
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $36,440Higher: $88,610Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Connecticut | $91,810 | +44.2% | 103.61 | $88,610 | 1 |
| Utah | $78,010 | +22.5% | 98.864 | $78,910 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | $73,580 | +15.6% | 94.095 | $78,200 | 3 |
| Indiana | $71,640 | +12.5% | 93.329 | $76,760 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | $66,650 | +4.7% | 87.843 | $75,870 | 5 |
| New York | $80,230 | +26.0% | 107.921 | $74,340 | 6 |
| Washington | $77,840 | +22.3% | 107.013 | $72,740 | 7 |
| Hawaii | $77,440 | +21.6% | 109.951 | $70,430 | 8 |
| Mississippi | $60,250 | -5.4% | 86.953 | $69,290 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $72,760 | +14.3% | 105.757 | $68,800 | 10 |
| California | $74,760 | +17.4% | 110.72 | $67,520 | 11 |
| Colorado | $69,160 | +8.6% | 103.052 | $67,110 | 12 |
| North Carolina | $61,780 | -3.0% | 94.326 | $65,500 | 13 |
| Ohio | $60,470 | -5.0% | 92.774 | $65,180 | 14 |
| Iowa | $56,720 | -10.9% | 87.762 | $64,630 | 15 |
| Missouri | $58,640 | -7.9% | 90.817 | $64,570 | 16 |
| Georgia | $61,270 | -3.8% | 96.293 | $63,630 | 17 |
| Minnesota | $61,830 | -2.9% | 98.621 | $62,690 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,410 | -5.1% | 97.572 | $61,910 | 19 |
| Oregon | $62,400 | -2.0% | 103.361 | $60,370 | 20 |
| Florida | $57,350 | -9.9% | 103.414 | $55,460 | 21 |
| Maryland | $57,740 | -9.3% | 104.959 | $55,010 | 22 |
| Alaska | $55,810 | -12.3% | 102.359 | $54,520 | 23 |
| South Carolina | $49,890 | -21.6% | 93.749 | $53,220 | 24 |
| Texas | $51,380 | -19.3% | 97.057 | $52,940 | 25 |
| Montana | $48,530 | -23.8% | 94.645 | $51,280 | 26 |
| Virginia | $49,670 | -22.0% | 101.104 | $49,130 | 27 |
| Kentucky | $41,870 | -34.2% | 90.159 | $46,440 | 28 |
| Illinois | $46,310 | -27.3% | 99.958 | $46,330 | 29 |
| Michigan | $42,030 | -34.0% | 96.217 | $43,680 | 30 |
| South Dakota | $36,990 | -41.9% | 88.586 | $41,760 | 31 |
| Alabama | $32,370 | -49.2% | 88.823 | $36,440 | 32 |
| Arizona | Not available | Not available | 100.677 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Kansas | Not available | Not available | 90.068 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| New Jersey | Not available | Not available | 108.805 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| Tennessee | Not available | Not available | 91.87 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.