Music Directors and Composers Salary — Kiryas Joel, New York

The average Music Directors and Composers in Kiryas Joel, New York earns $87,610 a year.

$87,610 / year, mean
↓ 8.6% below national average 60th percentile in New York

Kiryas Joel sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within New York — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for music directors and composers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
100
Estimate confidence
RSE 15.4%
Cost of living 109 #11 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $364,400 #71 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: census_valor_mediano_vivienda
Median household income $96,912 #16 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Kiryas Joel ranks #11 for cost of living and #71 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. Kiryas Joel
Allentown, Pennsylvania$75,820-13.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$80,460-8.2%
Binghamton, New York$66,130-24.5%
Chicago, Illinois$62,840-28.3%
Dallas, Texas$101,160+15.5%
Detroit, Michigan$62,630-28.5%
Fresno, California$60,320-31.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$67,750-22.7%
Houston, Texas$85,970-1.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$94,900+8.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$66,500-24.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$81,330-7.2%
Los Angeles, California$103,350+18.0%
Miami, Florida$69,400-20.8%
New York, New York$120,330+37.3%
Orlando, Florida$63,130-27.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$74,270-15.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$77,890-11.1%
Portland, Oregon$65,380-25.4%
Richmond, Virginia$85,330-2.6%
Rochester, New York$86,610-1.1%
Sacramento, California$98,430+12.4%
Salem, Oregon$64,990-25.8%
San Diego, California$112,260+28.1%
San Francisco, California$136,080+55.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$81,010-7.5%
Seattle, Washington$88,000+0.4%
Syracuse, New York$128,010+46.1%
Tampa, Florida$56,250-35.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$126,910+44.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$70,670-19.3%
Gross salary
87,610/yr
Estimated take-home
66,250/yr
Est. total withheld
24.4%

Single filer, federal + New York state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 28880 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: census_valor_mediano_viviendaCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PoughkeepsieNewburgh
Housing note: Zillow no cubre esta área. Se muestra el valor mediano de vivienda del Census Bureau (ACS), una metodología distinta a ZHVI: mediana de viviendas ocupadas por su propietario, no un índice estimado sobre todo el stock de vivienda.
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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Where this is

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Highlighted: New York

Population (metro area)
700,984