Paycheck Atlas

Music Directors and Composers salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median music directors and composers in Pittsburgh, PA earns $57,650 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,894 a month.

10th percentile
$34,060
25th percentile
$42,540
Median percentile
$57,650
75th percentile
$78,900
90th percentile
$144,420

Based on 90 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

$46,732 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,650
Federal income tax−$4,738
Social Security + Medicare−$4,410
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,770
Monthly take-home$3,894
Every two weeks$1,797

Does it go far here?

$60,895Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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