How much do Music Directors and Composers make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Music Directors and Composers, the published 10th percentile is $28,160 and the 90th percentile is $103,670. The difference is $75,510, which is 124.8% 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 $46,990 to the 75th at $75,830, covers $28,840.

The mean annual wage is $69,400, which sits above the median of $60,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $73,710 for Music Directors and Composers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,998, which is 28.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% higher than the Florida median of $57,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Music Directors and Composers at $52,998 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Music Directors and Composers. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 170 miles away, with a median of $59,720 and employment of 70. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,885, against $52,998 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 188 miles away, with a median of $49,150 and employment of 130. That median is 18.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,716, against $52,998 here.

Employment share

Music Directors and Composers accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (130 of 2,819,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.