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Music Directors and Composers salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median music directors and composers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $55,130 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,620 a month.

10th percentile
$39,380
25th percentile
$48,140
Median percentile
$55,130
75th percentile
$78,230
90th percentile
$107,050

Based on 100 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

$43,445 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,130
Federal income tax−$4,436
Social Security + Medicare−$4,217
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,032
Monthly take-home$3,620
Every two weeks$1,671

Does it go far here?

$56,289Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,478 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$297,350
Physicians, All Other$266,280
Family Medicine Physicians$213,690
Dentists, General$177,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Financial Managers$163,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340
Sales Managers$158,750

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