Salary for Music Therapists

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Also known as:  Art Therapist, Auriculotherapist, Educational Therapist, Hydrotherapist, Music Therapist, Peripatologist

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A Music Therapist will usually earn a compensation of around $34,270 and $96,160 depending on experience and talent. usually receive a salary of sixty-two thousand and ninety dollars annually.

can obtain the highest salaries in Kentucky, where they can receive an average salary rate of close to $93,290. This group of people have the highest pay levels in Management of Companies and Enterprises, where they can receive normal pay levels of $82,580.

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SALARY TREND

The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 31.85 percent nationwide in that time.

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INDUSTRIES

Music Therapists tend to make the most in the following industries:

Management of Companies and Enterprises
$82,580
Educational Services
$77,010
Public Administration
$74,630
Health Care and Social Assistance
$59,870
Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services
$52,390
Retail Trade
$38,150

In general, they earn less within the industries below:

Retail Trade
$38,150
Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services
$52,390
Health Care and Social Assistance
$59,870
Public Administration
$74,630
Educational Services
$77,010
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$82,580
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