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How much does a Singer make in the United States?

Table of Contents

  1. How much do Singers make in the United States?
  2. Singer earnings by seniority
  3. Singer salary by state
  4. Historical salary for Singers in the United States

Average Singer Hourly Wage in the United States

Singers earn a median hourly wage of $24.20. Hourly wages typically start from $9.20 and go up to $68.98.

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Singer Earnings by Seniority

Top End Singer Earnings

The highest earning Singers in the United States earn:

 $68.98
an hour 		- per year
Senior Singer Earnings

Senior Singers in the United States earn:

 $44.01
an hour 		- per year
Experienced Singer Earnings

Experienced Singers in the United States earn:

 $24.20
an hour 		- per year
Junior Singer Earnings

Junior Singers in the United States earn:

 $13.20
an hour 		- per year
Starting Singer Earnings

Starting Singers in the United States earn:

 $9.20
an hour 		- per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

You may have noticed that this career is missing annual salary data. This is most likely because jobs in this career typically are paid by the hour, and not on an annual salary basis.

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Historical salary for Singers in the United States

Singer salary by state

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State Hourly Wage Annual Salary Rank
Singer Salary in New York $35.05 - # 1
Singer Salary in California $30.33 - # 2
Singer Salary in Tennessee $28.46 - # 3
Singer Salary in Hawaii $25.98 - # 4
Singer Salary in Vermont $26.90 - # 5
Singer Salary in Florida $18.79 - # 6
Singer Salary in Nevada $35.17 - # 7
Singer Salary in Arizona $25.36 - # 8
Singer Salary in Massachusetts $31.65 - # 9
Singer Salary in Maryland $27.40 - # 10
Singer Salary in Pennsylvania $27.57 - # 11
Singer Salary in Minnesota $23.75 - # 12
Singer Salary in Texas $22.23 - # 13
Singer Salary in Washington $33.11 - # 14
Singer Salary in Connecticut $25.89 - # 15
Singer Salary in Illinois $22.23 - # 16
Singer Salary in New Jersey $21.53 - # 17
Singer Salary in District of Columbia $27.32 - # 18
Singer Salary in Oregon $23.27 - # 19
Singer Salary in Missouri $24.43 - # 20
Singer Salary in Indiana $21.33 - # 21
Singer Salary in Colorado $23.14 - # 22
Singer Salary in Virginia $19.86 - # 23
Singer Salary in Michigan $16.54 - # 24
Singer Salary in Ohio $16.57 - # 25
Singer Salary in North Carolina $19.31 - # 26
Singer Salary in Montana $14.17 - # 27
Singer Salary in Nebraska $16.61 - # 28
Singer Salary in Wisconsin $11.85 - # 29
Singer Salary in South Carolina $12.92 - # 30
Singer Salary in Rhode Island $9.40 - # 31
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

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