A same-metric difference from the U.S. median is unavailable for this row. The row could not be ranked because the matching median was unavailable. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Pennsylvania was 97.6, or 2.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 85.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
Not available
WageScope divides the published Musicians and Singers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 27-2042 and BLS area 42.
Questions, answered
Musicians and Singers pay in Pennsylvania: common questions
What is the median wage for Musicians and Singers in Pennsylvania?
BLS did not publish a median for Musicians and Singers in Pennsylvania in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Musicians and Singers pay higher in Pennsylvania than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare Pennsylvania with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Pennsylvania?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Musicians and Singers jobs does BLS estimate in Pennsylvania?
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What the Musicians and Singers median says in Pennsylvania
BLS did not publish an exact median for Musicians and Singers in Pennsylvania in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 27-2042 and BLS area 42.
BLS lists 1,160 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become Pennsylvania's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 27-2042 and area 42. SOC 27-2042 names Musicians and Singers. Area 42 names Pennsylvania. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 27-2042/42 row reports 1,160 wage and salary jobs, 0.19 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.82 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 27-2042/42, the hourly median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is hourly only. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
27-2042/42 10th percentile: Not published.
27-2042/42 25th percentile: Not published.
27-2042/42 median: Not published.
27-2042/42 75th percentile: Not published.
27-2042/42 90th percentile: Not published.
27-2042/42 employment RSE: 13.9%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
27-2042/42 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 42 facts behind this Musicians and Singers page
Area 42 reports 6,064,600 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $65,730. Its annual median is $49,690. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 27-2042 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Pennsylvania runs from $28,920 at the 10th percentile to $117,860 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,690. The median is $49,690. The 75th percentile is $78,270. This is a place check, not a pay range for Musicians and Singers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 42. They do not show related skills or a path into Musicians and Singers.
1. Area 42, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 257,370 jobs, $29,420 annual median, 42.44 jobs per 1,000, and 1.53 location quotient.
2. Area 42, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 172,010 jobs, $103,130 annual median, 28.36 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
3. Area 42, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 146,520 jobs, $96,430 annual median, 24.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Pennsylvania wage ladder for Musicians and Singers
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Pennsylvania has a hourly median of Not published. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $47.80 per hour. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Pennsylvania has no exact published median that can enter this Musicians and Singers pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other states and territories may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for Pennsylvania without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 27-2042. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Musicians and Singers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 27-2042, the same hourly median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Nevada has the highest published median in this set, at $65.46 per hour. Pennsylvania sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Musicians and Singers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Nevada has a Musicians and Singers median of $65.46 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 260 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.72.
2. North Carolina has a Musicians and Singers median of $57.96 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 750 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.65.
3. Minnesota has a Musicians and Singers median of $53.64 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.79.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Musicians and Singers jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Musicians and Singers in this same-source set, at 6,840 jobs. Pennsylvania has 1,160. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 6,840 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 5,680 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $43.83 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.61.
2. Florida has 2,130 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 970 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $50.47 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.92.
3. Ohio has 1,760 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 600 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $33.36 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.36.
Local-share leaders
Where Musicians and Singers takes the largest share of local jobs
Hawaii has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 5.08. Pennsylvania has 0.82. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Musicians and Singers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Hawaii has a location quotient of 5.08, a gap of 4.26 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 740 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $52.59 per hour, or not available.
2. Montana has a location quotient of 2.17, a gap of 1.35 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 260 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $46.84 per hour, or not available.
3. California has a location quotient of 1.61, a gap of 0.79 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 6,840 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $43.83 per hour, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Musicians and Singers is in Pennsylvania
BLS lists 1,160 Musicians and Singers jobs in Pennsylvania. It also lists 0.19 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.82. A value of 1 means Musicians and Singers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Musicians and Singers beside other roles in Pennsylvania
The all-occupations median in Pennsylvania is $49,690 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Musicians and Singers median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in Pennsylvania still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Musicians and Singers from another role's number.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Pennsylvania table, at 257,370 jobs. Musicians and Singers has 1,160 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 6,064,600. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Musicians and Singers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 257,370 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 256,210 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $14.14 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.53.
2. General and Operations Managers has 172,010 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 170,850 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $49.58 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Pennsylvania
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Pennsylvania role table, at $126,550 per year. Musicians and Singers has Not published. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,690 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $60.84 per hour in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 55,920 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $49.58 per hour in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 172,010 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $46.36 per hour in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 146,520 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Pennsylvania
Home Health and Personal Care Aides has the highest location quotient in the bounded Pennsylvania role table, at 1.53. Musicians and Singers has 0.82. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Musicians and Singers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.53 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.71 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 257,370 jobs and a median of $14.14 per hour, or not available.
2. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.57 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 42,110 jobs and a median of $22.95 per hour, or not available.
3. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.44 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 172,010 jobs and a median of $49.58 per hour, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in Pennsylvania
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Musicians and Singers in Pennsylvania because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 97.6 for Pennsylvania. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 27-2042.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Musicians and Singers row is 13.9%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 1,160 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Musicians and Singers. It uses a Pennsylvania place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the Not published BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Musicians and Singers row for Pennsylvania does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 1,160 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.82 is not a growth score. The unranked row is not a place score. The 97.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 27-2042 in BLS area 42. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 1,160 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 42, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 142,220 jobs, $28,570 annual median, 23.45 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
5. Area 42, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 141,790 jobs, $31,200 annual median, 23.38 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
6. Area 42, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 131,050 jobs, $42,480 annual median, 21.61 jobs per 1,000, and 1.14 location quotient.
4. Illinois has a Musicians and Singers median of $53.12 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 1,300 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.92.
5. Hawaii has a Musicians and Singers median of $52.59 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 740 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 5.08.
6. Connecticut has a Musicians and Singers median of $50.75 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 520 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 1.31.
7. Virginia has a Musicians and Singers median of $50.60 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 400 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.42.
8. Florida has a Musicians and Singers median of $50.47 per hour, or not available. BLS lists 2,130 jobs there, compared with 1,160 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.92.
4. Texas has 1,430 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 270 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $33.59 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.44.
5. Michigan has 1,340 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $36.63 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.31.
6. Illinois has 1,300 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 140 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $53.12 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.92.
7. North Carolina has 750 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 410 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $57.96 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.65.
8. Washington has 750 estimated Musicians and Singers jobs, a gap of 410 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $46.55 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.91.
4. Ohio has a location quotient of 1.36, a gap of 0.54 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 1,760 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $33.36 per hour, or not available.
5. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.31, a gap of 0.49 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 520 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $50.75 per hour, or not available.
6. Michigan has a location quotient of 1.31, a gap of 0.49 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 1,340 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $36.63 per hour, or not available.
7. Florida has a location quotient of 0.92, a gap of 0.10 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 2,130 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $50.47 per hour, or not available.
8. Illinois has a location quotient of 0.92, a gap of 0.10 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 1,300 Musicians and Singers jobs and a median of $53.12 per hour, or not available.
3. Registered Nurses has 146,520 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 145,360 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $46.36 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 142,220 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 141,060 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $13.74 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Retail Salespersons has 141,790 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 140,630 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $15.00 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 131,050 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 129,890 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $20.43 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.14.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 119,840 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 118,680 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $17.62 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.08.
8. Cashiers has 110,950 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 109,790 from Musicians and Singers. Its median is $14.05 per hour, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.92.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $37.98 per hour in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 54,290 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 0.96.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of Not published in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 52,240 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of Not published in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 48,370 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 0.89.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $31.79 per hour in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 51,270 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 1.06.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $31.38 per hour in Pennsylvania, or not available. BLS lists 56,600 jobs, compared with 1,160 for Musicians and Singers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.26 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.44 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 52,240 jobs and a median of Not published, or not available.
5. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.2 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.38 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 67,740 jobs and a median of $21.44 per hour, or not available.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.14 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.32 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 131,050 jobs and a median of $20.43 per hour, or not available.
7. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.12 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.30 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 107,500 jobs and a median of $21.61 per hour, or not available.
8. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.11 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.29 from Musicians and Singers. BLS lists 146,520 jobs and a median of $46.36 per hour, or not available.
Musicians and Singers pay in Pennsylvania | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Musicians and Singers in Pennsylvania
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Pennsylvania place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
