Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City

In New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY), the median pay for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary is $100,950 a year. About 13,080 people work in this job there.

$100,950Median yearly pay
$76,680–$171,170Middle half of workers, yearly
13,080People in this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

That is 28% higher than the U.S. median ($78,620). It is 2% higher than the New York median ($98,850).

Pay range for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

Earns more thanYearly
10% of workers$61,140
25% of workers$76,680
Half of workers (median)$100,950
75% of workers$171,170
90% of workers$330,390

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay in New York metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Ithaca$102,910670
New York-Newark-Jersey City (this page)$100,95013,080
Binghamton$95,160140
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh$84,060540
Buffalo-Cheektowaga$82,480450
Albany-Schenectady-Troy$82,030410
Syracuse$81,420320
Utica-Rome$80,990110

New York unemployment rate: 4.3% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

  • Typical education to start: Master's degree (BLS)
  • Related work experience most have: 2 to 4 years (O*NET)
  • Job outlook: +2.2% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 8,000 openings a year (BLS)

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$45,100
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$96,430
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,640
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$97,760
Music Directors and Composers$97,970
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$123,760

Other job titles for this job

Adjunct LecturerAdjunct Art InstructorAdjunct College InstructorAdjunct Graphic Design InstructorAdjunct Music InstructorAdjunct Music ProfessorArt History ProfessorArt InstructorArt ProfessorArtist InstructorArts and Crafts InstructorArts Teacher

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.