Music Directors and Composers Salary — Scranton, Pennsylvania
The average Music Directors and Composers in Scranton, Pennsylvania earns $81,010 a year.
$81,010/ year, mean
↓ 15.5% below national average80th percentile in Pennsylvania
Scranton pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. 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 is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.
Cost of living94#116 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index1511#51 safest of 188 cities in this datasetPer 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value$227,793#148 priciest of 188 cities in this datasetSource: zillow_real
Median household income$63,656#145 highest of 188 cities in this datasetSource: Census Bureau ACS 5-year
Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone:
Scranton ranks #116 for cost of living and #148 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.
Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania 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.
Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.
Occupation27-2041
SOC code
Official areaScranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
BLS metro/geographic area
Area code42540
Stable geographic key
Reference year2025
BLS OEWS
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.
