Musicians and Singers salary
The median pay for musicians and singers in the United States is $99,424 a year. About 36,180 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,328
- 25th percentile
- $57,346
- Median percentile
- $99,424
- 75th percentile
- $156,686
- 90th percentile
- $275,725
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Nevada $136,157
- North Carolina $120,557
- Minnesota $111,571
- Illinois $110,490
- Hawaii $109,387
- Connecticut $105,560
- Virginia $105,248
- Florida $104,978
- Montana $97,427
- Washington $96,824
- Colorado $96,242
- New Mexico $93,891
- California $91,166
- Indiana $83,034
- Missouri $81,578
- Maryland $81,058
- Massachusetts $80,954
- Michigan $76,190
- Wisconsin $76,149
- Maine $74,381
- Iowa $74,152
- Texas $69,867
- Ohio $69,389
- Kansas $59,571
- Alabama $49,483
- Utah $45,718
- Vermont $45,386
- South Carolina $40,082
By metro area
- Waterbury, CT $178,464
- Medford, OR $177,736
- San Francisco, CA $157,560
- New York, NY $137,883
- Las Vegas, NV $136,157
- Boulder, CO $134,056
- Washington, DC $133,640
- Charlotte, NC $131,789
- Minneapolis, MN $128,045
- Pittsburgh, PA $125,778
- New Haven, CT $125,050
- Eugene, OR $124,634
- Dayton, OH $123,885
- Winston, NC $122,470
- Tulsa, OK $117,042
- Kahului, HI $115,627
- Buffalo, NY $115,294
- Philadelphia, PA $111,904
- Albany, NY $111,862
- Urban Honolulu, HI $111,197
- Chicago, IL $110,573
- Los Angeles, CA $110,573
- Kalamazoo, MI $110,386
- Cape Coral, FL $109,554
- Bakersfield, CA $106,787
- Colorado Springs, CO $106,579
- San Diego, CA $106,350
- Hartford, CT $105,560
- Miami, FL $105,144
- Cincinnati, OH $104,000
- San Jose, CA $102,856
- Virginia Beach, VA $99,507
- Rochester, NY $97,469
- Seattle, WA $96,824
- Riverside, CA $94,536
- Ann Arbor, MI $94,037
- Trenton, NJ $93,517
- Greensboro, NC $92,165
- Toledo, OH $92,165
- Baltimore, MD $90,043
- Bridgeport, CT $88,712
- Indianapolis, IN $86,445
- Binghamton, NY $85,322
- San Luis Obispo, CA $84,053
- Kansas City, MO $83,054
- Houston, TX $82,514
- Milwaukee, WI $81,598
- Peoria, IL $81,578
- St. Louis, MO $81,578
- Sacramento, CA $80,350
- Boston, MA $79,414
- Dallas, TX $78,998
- Oxnard, CA $78,832
- Denver, CO $77,397
- Cleveland, OH $74,443
- Davenport, IA $74,152
- Santa Maria, CA $73,154
- Vallejo, CA $70,408
- Madison, WI $68,931
- Santa Rosa, CA $68,890
- Detroit, MI $65,853
- Austin, TX $65,499
- Springfield, IL $64,147
- North Port, FL $63,814
- Columbus, OH $61,090
- Orlando, FL $59,966
- Lansing, MI $59,675
- Durham, NC $59,405
- Myrtle Beach, SC $59,280
- Battle Creek, MI $59,030
- Fresno, CA $58,698
- Provo, UT $54,184
- Birmingham, AL $49,483
- Salt Lake City, UT $38,251
- Charleston, SC $27,269