Music Directors and Composers Salary — Jacksonville, Florida

The average Music Directors and Composers in Jacksonville, Florida earns $66,500 a year.

$66,500 / year, mean
↓ 30.6% below national average 75th percentile in Florida

Jacksonville pays well above most of Florida for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's well below the national average for music directors and composers — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Florida

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.0%
Cost of living 99 #64 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1340 #8 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $352,994 #81 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,013 #62 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Jacksonville ranks #64 for cost of living and #81 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $136,080 Syracuse $128,010 Trenton $126,910 New York $120,330 San Diego $112,260 Los Angeles $103,350 Dallas $101,160 Sacramento $98,430 Indianapolis $94,900 Seattle $88,000 Kiryas Joel $87,610 Rochester $86,610 Houston $85,970 Richmond $85,330 Lancaster $81,330 Scranton $81,010 Baltimore $80,460 Pittsburgh $77,890 Allentown $75,820 Philadelphia $74,270 Virginia Beach $70,670 Miami $69,400 Grand Rapids $67,750 Jacksonville $66,500 Binghamton $66,130 Portland $65,380 Salem $64,990 Orlando $63,130 Chicago $62,840 Detroit $62,630 Fresno $60,320 Tampa $56,250
CityMean salaryvs. Jacksonville
Allentown, Pennsylvania$75,820+14.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$80,460+21.0%
Binghamton, New York$66,130-0.6%
Chicago, Illinois$62,840-5.5%
Dallas, Texas$101,160+52.1%
Detroit, Michigan$62,630-5.8%
Fresno, California$60,320-9.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$67,750+1.9%
Houston, Texas$85,970+29.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$94,900+42.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$87,610+31.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$81,330+22.3%
Los Angeles, California$103,350+55.4%
Miami, Florida$69,400+4.4%
New York, New York$120,330+80.9%
Orlando, Florida$63,130-5.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$74,270+11.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$77,890+17.1%
Portland, Oregon$65,380-1.7%
Richmond, Virginia$85,330+28.3%
Rochester, New York$86,610+30.2%
Sacramento, California$98,430+48.0%
Salem, Oregon$64,990-2.3%
San Diego, California$112,260+68.8%
San Francisco, California$136,080+104.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$81,010+21.8%
Seattle, Washington$88,000+32.3%
Syracuse, New York$128,010+92.5%
Tampa, Florida$56,250-15.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$126,910+90.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$70,670+6.3%
Gross salary
66,500/yr
Estimated take-home
55,613/yr
Est. total withheld
16.4%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Florida has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 27-2041 SOC code
Official area Jacksonville, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 27260 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Florida

Population (metro area)
1,645,707