How much do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $32,500 and the 90th percentile is $294,930. The difference is $262,430, which is 250.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $66,950 to the 75th at $171,000, covers $104,050.

The mean annual wage is $140,890, which sits above the median of $104,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 33.4% higher than the national median of $78,620 for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,677, which is 29.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 31% higher than the New Jersey median of $80,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $104,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at $101,677 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 1st of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $78,380 and employment of 1,750. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,428, against $101,677 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $75,730 and employment of 200. That median is 27.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,754, against $101,677 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $100,950 and employment of 13,080. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,683, against $101,677 here.