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Music Directors and Composers salary in Virginia

The median music directors and composers in Virginia earns $59,050 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,865 a month.

10th percentile
$42,910
25th percentile
$48,510
Median percentile
$59,050
75th percentile
$92,150
90th percentile
$130,980

Based on 370 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

$46,379 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,050
Federal income tax−$4,906
Social Security + Medicare−$4,517
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,248
Monthly take-home$3,865
Every two weeks$1,784

Does it go far here?

$58,405Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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