The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,440 | 5.25% | 41.25% |
| 2021 | $63,900 | 3.60% | - |
| 2020 | $61,600 | -2.14% | - |
| 2019 | $62,920 | 2.30% | - |
| 2018 | $61,470 | 34.57% | - |
| 2013 | $40,220 | 1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $39,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,440, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is the second highest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Lynchburg (median annual salary of $69,100). Compared with Lynchburg, the median annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond |