SOC 27-2042 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Musicians and Singers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median hourly wage$47.80
U.S. employment36,180
Nationally, musicians and singers earned a median of $47.80 per hour as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 36,180 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not published | $23.79 | 190 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | Not published | Not published | 410 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | Not published | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| California | Not published | $43.83 | 6,840 | 0.4 |
| Colorado | Not published | $46.27 | 420 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | Not published | $50.75 | 520 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | Not published | Not published | 200 | 0.3 |
| Florida | Not published | $50.47 | 2,130 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | Not published | Not published | 540 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | Not published | $52.59 | 740 | 1.2 |
| Illinois | Not published | $53.12 | 1,300 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | Not published | $39.92 | 400 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | Not published | $35.65 | 250 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | Not published | $28.64 | 260 | 0.2 |
| Kentucky | Not published | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | Not published | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| Maine | Not published | $35.76 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | Not published | $38.97 | 570 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | Not published | $38.92 | 680 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | Not published | $36.63 | 1,340 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | Not published | $53.64 | 540 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | Not published | $39.22 | 620 | 0.2 |
| Montana | Not published | $46.84 | 260 | 0.5 |
| Nevada | Not published | $65.46 | 260 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | Not published | Not published | 570 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | Not published | $45.14 | 60 | 0.1 |
| New York | Not published | Not published | 5,470 | 0.6 |
| North Carolina | Not published | $57.96 | 750 | 0.2 |
| Ohio | Not published | $33.36 | 1,760 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | Not published | Not published | 280 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | Not published | Not published | 1,310 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | Not published | Not published | 1,160 | 0.2 |
| Puerto Rico | Not published | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | Not published | $19.27 | 330 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | Not published | Not published | 1,860 | 0.6 |
| Texas | Not published | $33.59 | 1,430 | 0.1 |
| Utah | Not published | $21.98 | 230 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | Not published | $21.82 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | Not published | $50.60 | 400 | 0.1 |
| Washington | Not published | $46.55 | 750 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | Not published | $36.61 | 380 | 0.1 |
Pay by metro area
All 112 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | Not published | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not published | $53.78 | 120 | 0.3 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not published | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not published | $45.21 | 250 | 1.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Not published | Not published | 290 | 0.1 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Not published | $31.49 | 120 | 0.1 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | Not published | $51.34 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Not published | $43.29 | 380 | 0.3 |
| Battle Creek, MI | Not published | $28.38 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Bend, OR | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not published | $41.02 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Birmingham, AL | Not published | $23.79 | 120 | 0.2 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Not published | $38.18 | 540 | 0.2 |
| Boulder, CO | Not published | $64.45 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Bozeman, MT | Not published | Not published | 70 | 0.9 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Not published | $42.65 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Not published | $55.43 | 250 | 0.5 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not published | $52.67 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not published | Not published | 90 | 0.6 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not published | $13.11 | 140 | 0.4 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Not published | $63.36 | 230 | 0.2 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Not published | $53.16 | 1,050 | 0.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Not published | $50.00 | 310 | 0.3 |
| Cleveland, OH | Not published | $35.79 | 370 | 0.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not published | $51.24 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Columbus, OH | Not published | $29.37 | 250 | 0.2 |
| Corvallis, OR | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not published | $37.98 | 460 | 0.1 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not published | $35.65 | 110 | 0.6 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | Not published | $59.56 | 160 | 0.4 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Not published | $37.21 | 240 | 0.2 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Not published | $31.66 | 400 | 0.2 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Not published | $28.56 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Erie, PA | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | Not published | $59.92 | 180 | 1.1 |
| Flint, MI | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not published | $41.95 | Not published | Not published |
| Fresno, CA | Not published | $28.22 | 60 | 0.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Not published | Not published | 180 | 0.3 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | Not published | $44.31 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Not published | $50.75 | 260 | 0.4 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Not published | $39.67 | 530 | 0.2 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Not published | $41.56 | 110 | 0.1 |
| Jackson, MS | Not published | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not published | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | Not published | $55.59 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not published | $53.07 | 180 | 1.5 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Not published | $39.93 | 260 | 0.2 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Not published | Not published | 130 | 0.5 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not published | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | Not published | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not published | $28.69 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Not published | $65.46 | 240 | 0.2 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Not published | $53.16 | 3,230 | 0.5 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Not published | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Madison, WI | Not published | $33.14 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Medford, OR | Not published | $85.45 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Not published | $50.55 | 670 | 0.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Not published | $39.23 | 190 | 0.2 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Not published | $61.56 | 400 | 0.2 |
| Modesto, CA | Not published | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | Not published | $28.50 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not published | Not published | 110 | 0.6 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Not published | Not published | 1,280 | 1.2 |
| New Haven, CT | Not published | $60.12 | 80 | 0.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | Not published | Not published | 110 | 0.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Not published | $66.29 | 4,410 | 0.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | Not published | $30.68 | 180 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not published | Not published | 170 | 0.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Not published | $28.83 | 310 | 0.2 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not published | $37.90 | 100 | 0.3 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Peoria, IL | Not published | $39.22 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not published | $53.80 | 540 | 0.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Not published | $60.47 | 270 | 0.2 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Not published | Not published | 950 | 0.8 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | Not published | $26.05 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Not published | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| Reading, PA | Not published | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Richmond, VA | Not published | $54.98 | Not published | Not published |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not published | $45.45 | 190 | 0.1 |
| Rochester, NY | Not published | $46.86 | 200 | 0.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Not published | $38.63 | 110 | 0.1 |
| Salinas, CA | Not published | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Not published | $18.39 | 130 | 0.2 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Not published | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Not published | $51.13 | 370 | 0.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not published | $75.75 | 970 | 0.4 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not published | $49.45 | 160 | 0.1 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not published | $40.41 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Not published | Not published | 80 | 0.9 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | Not published | $35.17 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not published | $33.12 | 170 | 0.8 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not published | $46.55 | 540 | 0.3 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | Not published | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Springfield, IL | Not published | $30.84 | 50 | 0.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Not published | $39.22 | 180 | 0.1 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not published | Not published | 330 | 1.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not published | Not published | 240 | 0.2 |
| Toledo, OH | Not published | $44.31 | 190 | 0.6 |
| Traverse City, MI | Not published | $43.69 | Not published | Not published |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Not published | $44.96 | 100 | 0.4 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not published | $56.27 | 90 | 0.2 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | Not published | $53.46 | 560 | 1.3 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not published | Not published | 70 | 0.6 |
| Vallejo, CA | Not published | $33.85 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Not published | $47.84 | 70 | 0.1 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Not published | $64.25 | 410 | 0.1 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | Not published | $85.80 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Wichita, KS | Not published | Not published | 130 | 0.4 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Not published | $58.88 | 70 | 0.2 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.