Music Therapist
Music Therapist Job Description
Music Therapists Encourage patients with special needs and circumstances to express themselves creatively with music. Assess patients’ development, abilities, personality, interests and conflicts. Develop treatment plan with instrumental and vocal music strategies based on assessment, interests and objectives of therapy. Prepare and submit patients’ reactions and progress reports, confer with treatment team.
Music Therapist Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Music Therapist is $41786 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $82341. The lowest salary reported was $25877. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Music Therapist is $20.78 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $40.95. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $12.87. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Music Therapist are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Music Therapist. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – n/a
Illinois – n/a
Massachusetts – $26,531 – $50,000
Missouri – n/a
New York – n/a
Ohio – $28,472 – $38,000
Texas – $30,252 – $55,955
These are the highest paying cities for a Music Therapist. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Chicago, Illinois –
Boston, Massachusetts –
Dallas, Texas –
St. Louis, Missouri –
Washington, District of Columbia –
New York, New York –
Rochester, New York –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Music Therapist from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $41786 while in 2007 it was just $38751.6
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 11% of Music Therapists were males while 89% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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