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Music Directors and Composers salary in Alabama

The median music directors and composers in Alabama earns $42,250 a year, 43% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,852 a month.

10th percentile
$27,850
25th percentile
$35,870
Median percentile
$42,250
75th percentile
$60,080
90th percentile
$62,700

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$34,227 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,250
Federal income tax−$2,890
Social Security + Medicare−$3,232
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,901
Monthly take-home$2,852
Every two weeks$1,316

Does it go far here?

$47,567Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All music directors and composers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama