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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in MA have a median annual salary of $85,820, with 4,960 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $59,920 at the 10th percentile to $156,070 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$85,820

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

4,960

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$59,920
10th
$65,760
25th
$85,820
Median
$111,710
75th
$156,070
90th

Local compared with national

MA

$85,820

Median annual · 2025

United States

$78,620

Median annual · 2025

The MA median is 9.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,200).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.6
  2. 2.InstructingImportance 4.4
  3. 3.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  9. 9.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.6
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 3.6
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Apple DVD Studio Pro
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple Logic Pro
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk MotionBuilder
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software

Common tasks

  • Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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