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Music Directors and Composers salary in Ohio

The median music directors and composers in Ohio earns $61,380 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,151 a month.

10th percentile
$40,350
25th percentile
$49,670
Median percentile
$61,380
75th percentile
$81,360
90th percentile
$121,270

Based on 440 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

$49,811 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,380
Federal income tax−$5,186
Social Security + Medicare−$4,696
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,688
Monthly take-home$4,151
Every two weeks$1,916

Does it go far here?

$66,161Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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