How much do Music Directors and Composers make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Music Directors and Composers, the published 10th percentile is $65,450 and the 90th percentile is $198,950. The difference is $133,500, which is 115.7% 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 $95,420 to the 75th at $173,540, covers $78,120.

The mean annual wage is $126,910, which sits above the median of $115,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 56.6% higher than the national median of $73,710 for Music Directors and Composers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,843, which is 51.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the New Jersey median of $122,750.

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 $115,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Music Directors and Composers at $111,843 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Music Directors and Composers. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 1st of 11 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 $61,160 and employment of 250. That median is 47% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,637, against $111,843 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $71,800 and employment of 40. That median is 37.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,823, against $111,843 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $97,970 and employment of 1,520. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,036, against $111,843 here.

Employment share

Music Directors and Composers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (30 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 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.