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Music Directors and Composers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median music directors and composers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $64,300 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,166 a month.

10th percentile
$48,450
25th percentile
$50,570
Median percentile
$64,300
75th percentile
$98,940
90th percentile
$115,910

Based on 110 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

$49,987 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,300
Federal income tax−$5,536
Social Security + Medicare−$4,919
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,858
Monthly take-home$4,166
Every two weeks$1,923

Does it go far here?

$61,539Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

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