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Last updated: April 17, 2024
Music Teacher Salary
in Charleston, South Carolina
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$65,679 (USD)
Average Salary
$32/hr
Average Hourly
$1,327
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Music Teacher is $65,679 a year and $32 an hour in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Music Teacher is between $47,289 and $79,012. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Music Teacher. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Charleston, South Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$73,775
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Charleston, South Carolina
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Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,227 at the 2020 census. The population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was estimated to be 849,417 in 2023. It ranks as the third-most populous metropolitan...
Job Summary
Description:
- Teaches individuals or groups instrumental or vocal music in public or private school.
- Plans daily classroom work based on teaching outline prepared for course of study to meet curriculum requirements.
- Evaluates students' interests, aptitudes, temperament, and individual characteristics to determine suitable instrument for beginner.
- Sings or plays instrument to demonstrate musical scales, tones, and rhythm.
- Instructs students in music theory, harmony, score and sight reading, composition, music appreciation, and provides individual or group vocal and instrumental lessons using technical knowledge, aesthetic appreciation, and prescribed teaching techniques.
- Conducts group rehearsals and instructs and coaches members in their individual parts, in fundamentals of musicianship, and ensemble performance.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Music Teacher is $65,679 a year and $32 an hour in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Music Teacher is between $47,289 and $79,012. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Music Teacher. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Charleston, South Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Music Teacher Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Job family population: 97,830
Estimated population of Music Teacher jobs: 51,018
Rate of error: 0.9%
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About Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,227 at the 2020 census. The population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was estimated to be 849,417 in 2023. It ranks as the third-most populous metropolitan...
Job Summary
Description:
- Teaches individuals or groups instrumental or vocal music in public or private school.
- Plans daily classroom work based on teaching outline prepared for course of study to meet curriculum requirements.
- Evaluates students' interests, aptitudes, temperament, and individual characteristics to determine suitable instrument for beginner.
- Sings or plays instrument to demonstrate musical scales, tones, and rhythm.
- Instructs students in music theory, harmony, score and sight reading, composition, music appreciation, and provides individual or group vocal and instrumental lessons using technical knowledge, aesthetic appreciation, and prescribed teaching techniques.
- Conducts group rehearsals and instructs and coaches members in their individual parts, in fundamentals of musicianship, and ensemble performance.
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