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How Many Musicians In This Group?
4,453, or 100% of our 4,453 respondents :
Within this group of 4,453:
74% have 16+ years experience
33% are considered full-time musicians
Avg. Annual Income from Music: $35,300…
This is the average annual gross Estimated Music Income (EMI) for this group. Musicians may have had non-music income too (see Music vs. non-Music Income by Age chart).
Income Allocation
The chart reflects how this group allocated their music-related income over a 12-month period. Note: 175 / 4,453 survey respondents did not answer this question.
Income Trend Over 5 Years
This group of musicians were asked whether their income had increased or decreased over the last five years for each role listed. Respondents could also answer "not applicable." The chart also shows how applicable the particular role/activity was to this groups' careers.
| Of those who answered… | Income increased: |
% saying role was applicable to their career? |
|---|---|---|
12.6% more said |
Teaching | 94.5% |
8.5% more said |
Composing | 36.1% |
0.2% more said |
Performing | 90.3% |
Income decreased: |
||
7.7% more said |
Salaried player | 47.9% |
7.4% more said |
Sessions | 90.0% |
6.2% more said |
Recording | 81.7% |
0.4% more said |
Merch | 90.6% |
Other Music Income Sources
| 13% |
…of this group earned some $ from
Sound Recording Special Payments Fund
|
| 11% |
…of this group earned some $ from
Producing
|
| 11% |
…of this group earned some $ from
Honoraria
|
| 10% |
…of this group earned some $ from
Grants
|
| 9% |
…of this group earned some $ from
Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund
|
Less than 5% of this group earned any money from...
Fan funding, AFM/SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund, Corporate sponsorship, ASCAPLUS Awards, Acting, WebAds, AARC royalties, Product endorsements, Label settlements, Sample licensing, Publisher advance, YouTube Partnership Program, Persona licensing, Fan club, AFTRA Contingent Scale
Performances, Recordings, Composition
Respondents were asked about recording credits, composing credits, and number of shows performed, and could select within a range of "0" to "more than 100" for each question. The number 50 was the mid-range in the survey's choices, and is also a relatable value to quantify the selected group's creative activity and output over time.
| 20% | … of this group had more than
50 composing credits
(N=1065)
|
|
| 35% | … of this group had more than
50 recording credits
(N=1018)
|
|
| 41% | … of this group played more than
50 performances in the prior 12 months
(N=2022)
|
Music vs. Non-Music Income by Age
Music-related income as a total of gross income by age strata. Dashed line represents Gross Estimated Music Income (EMI) for this group.
Primary Genres of This Group
Impact of Genre On This Group's Income
Special Reports & Further Reading
Explore more specific income-related data through these reports: