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Music Directors and Composers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median music directors and composers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $94,700 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,735 a month.

10th percentile
$52,150
25th percentile
$56,760
Median percentile
$94,700
75th percentile
$104,000
90th percentile
$156,540

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

$68,822 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,700
Federal income tax−$12,004
Social Security + Medicare−$7,245
California income tax (approx.)−$6,629
Monthly take-home$5,735
Every two weeks$2,647

Does it go far here?

$88,778Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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