Music teacher earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level music teacher earnings begin at:

$30.49 per hour

$63,410 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level music teacher earnings begin at:

$25.19 per hour

$52,390 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level music teacher earnings begin at:

$17.23 per hour

$35,840 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level music teacher earnings begin at:

$10.69 per hour

$22,230 per year

10th percentile

Starting level music teacher earnings begin at:

$8.39 per hour

$17,460 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Music teacher salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Connecticut $87,430
New Hampshire $81,490
District of Columbia $80,640
Massachusetts $79,170
New York $78,520
Iowa $77,251
New Jersey $75,310
Rhode Island $73,520
Michigan $72,390
Texas $71,520
Utah $71,160
Missouri $70,720
Maryland $69,790
Ohio $69,290
Wisconsin $68,330
Pennsylvania $67,468
Minnesota $67,320
Georgia $66,740
Kentucky $66,485
Oregon $65,980
Kansas $64,537
Idaho $64,388
Indiana $64,288
Nebraska $64,190
Florida $63,850
Delaware $63,120
Maine $63,090
Illinois $62,770
Hawaii $61,960
Washington $61,280
Arizona $61,242
North Carolina $61,060
North Dakota $59,900
South Dakota $59,850
Wyoming $59,330
Mississippi $59,130
Alabama $58,442
Virginia $57,590
Louisiana $56,740
South Carolina $56,740
Montana $56,020
Colorado $55,400
Oklahoma $54,660
Tennessee $54,440
Arkansas $53,840
West Virginia $50,860
Vermont $50,400
New Mexico $49,340
Nevada $42,770
Puerto Rico $35,840
California $100,050

How do music teacher salaries compare to similar careers?

Music teachers earn 6% less than similar careers in Puerto Rico. On average, they make less than talent directors but more than health educators.

Career Median Salary
Talent director salary $43K
Principal salary $48K
Professor salary $47K
Childcare program administrator salary $41K
Nurse educator salary $35K
Music teacher salary $36K
Graduate teaching assistant salary $35K
Librarian salary $37K
School counselor salary $33K
Health educator salary $32K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)