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Music Directors and Composers salary in Colorado

The median music directors and composers in Colorado earns $88,460 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,597 a month.

10th percentile
$49,170
25th percentile
$59,890
Median percentile
$88,460
75th percentile
$116,670
90th percentile
$158,760

Based on 160 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

$67,169 take-home a year
Gross pay$88,460
Federal income tax−$10,631
Social Security + Medicare−$6,767
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,892
Monthly take-home$5,597
Every two weeks$2,583

Does it go far here?

$85,840Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

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