Career Atlas USA

Musicians and Singers Salary in the United States

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Musicians and Singers in the United States is Not available. BLS estimates approximately 36,180 people work in this occupation nationwide.

Median salary
Not available
Average salary
Not available
Median hourly
$47.80
Employment
36,180

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentileNot available$20.35
25th percentileNot available$27.57
Median (50th)Not available$47.80
75th percentileNot available$75.33
90th percentileNot available$132.56

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.6% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3.1% — Very reliable

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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