Composer Salary

Average Composer Hourly Wage in the United States

Composers earn a median hourly wage of $23.95. Hourly wages typically start from $10.13 and go up to $48.63.

Average Composer Yearly Salary in the United States

Composers earn a median salary of $49,820 per year. Salaries typically start from $21,070 and go up to $101,150.

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Top End Composer Earnings The highest earning Composers in the United States earn:	$48.63 an hour	$101,150 per year
Senior Composer Earnings Senior Composers in the United States earn:	$33.74 an hour	$70,180 per year
Experienced Composer Earnings Experienced Composers in the United States earn:	$23.95 an hour	$49,820 per year
Junior Composer Earnings Junior Composers in the United States earn:	$16.92 an hour	$35,200 per year
Starting Composer Earnings Starting Composers in the United States earn:	$10.13 an hour	$21,070 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Composers earn more than 65% percent of Arts careers. Composer salaries are in the top 64% of all careers in the United States.

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State	Hourly Wage	Annual Salary	Rank
Composer Salary in New York	$25.85	$53,780	# 1
Composer Salary in Massachusetts	$29.21	$60,750	# 2
Composer Salary in Washington	$30.05	$62,510	# 3
Composer Salary in Illinois	$26.06	$54,200	# 4
Composer Salary in Ohio	$28.68	$59,660	# 5
Composer Salary in California	$26.76	$55,670	# 6
Composer Salary in Wyoming	$29.15	$60,620	# 7
Composer Salary in Minnesota	$27.36	$56,910	# 8
Composer Salary in Rhode Island	$26.75	$55,640	# 9
Composer Salary in Florida	$22.41	$46,600	# 10
Composer Salary in Vermont	$22.97	$47,780	# 11
Composer Salary in Virginia	$24.67	$51,320	# 12
Composer Salary in New Jersey	$24.11	$50,140	# 13
Composer Salary in New Hampshire	$26.61	$55,340	# 14
Composer Salary in District of Columbia	$25.25	$52,510	# 15
Composer Salary in Texas	$24.96	$51,920	# 16
Composer Salary in Utah	$18.79	$39,080	# 17
Composer Salary in Wisconsin	$25.38	$52,780	# 18
Composer Salary in Missouri	$24.71	$51,400	# 19
Composer Salary in Michigan	$22.32	$46,420	# 20
Composer Salary in Indiana	$25.12	$52,240	# 21
Composer Salary in Georgia	$26.05	$54,190	# 22
Composer Salary in Iowa	$22.90	$47,620	# 23
Composer Salary in Arizona	$17.39	$36,170	# 24
Composer Salary in Louisiana	$23.63	$49,150	# 25
Composer Salary in Colorado	$22.58	$46,960	# 26
Composer Salary in Arkansas	$23.56	$49,000	# 27
Composer Salary in Nebraska	$23.80	$49,500	# 28
Composer Salary in Pennsylvania	$18.58	$38,650	# 29
Composer Salary in North Carolina	$22.01	$45,770	# 30
Composer Salary in Mississippi	$21.88	$45,500	# 31
Composer Salary in Oregon	$18.59	$38,660	# 32
Composer Salary in Kansas	$21.25	$44,190	# 33
Composer Salary in Connecticut	$16.66	$34,650	# 34
Composer Salary in South Carolina	$17.86	$37,150	# 35
Composer Salary in Tennessee	$13.18	$27,420	# 36
Composer Salary in Alabama	$20.14	$41,900	# 37
Composer Salary in Oklahoma	$19.00	$39,520	# 38
Composer Salary in Hawaii	$17.99	$37,410	# 39
Composer Salary in Montana	$16.23	$33,750	# 40
Composer Salary in Idaho	$12.05	$25,070	# 41