SOC 25-1121 · Canton-Massillon, OH metro

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Canton, OH

The average salary for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Canton, Ohio is $66,000 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,590: half of the 40 people in this job in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 30% less than the U.S. average for this job ($94,700).

$66,000average per year

Median $59,590Take-home ≈ $52,188

  • $47K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-30%vs U.S. average
#5 of 6Ohio metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Canton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,850 or more. The middle half of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Canton earn between $48,330 and $77,680.

  • $47K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,000$5,500—
Median$59,590$4,966—
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,330$4,028—
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,680$6,473—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Canton vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Canton earn 22% less than the Ohio average ($84,700) and 30% less than the U.S. average ($94,700). At the median the gap is -24% against the U.S. median of $78,620.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Canton$66,000$59,590$47,440$98,85040
Ohio$84,700$78,050$37,970$129,5203,940
United States$94,700$78,620$47,570$163,35093,560

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Canton

On the average salary of $66,000, a single filer in Canton takes home about $52,188 a year, or $4,349 a month and $2,007 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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Is Canton a good place for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Canton area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $66,000 buys what about $73,821 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Canton ($45,810). A typical home costs $218,776, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Ohio cities

Canton ranks 5th of 6 Ohio metro areas for this job; Cleveland pays the most ($104,420).

All Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Ohio

Highest-paying cities for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($152,090).

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Canton: questions

What is the entry-level art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salary in Canton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Canton?

About $52,188 a year ($4,349 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,000. Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn more in Canton than elsewhere?

The average here is 30% less than the U.S. average for this job ($94,700).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1121; area Canton-Massillon, OH (15940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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