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What music teachers make
Median
$33,000
Lower end, the same as the median
$33,000
Upper end
$75,000
Job Bank's national figures for music teachers who give private, conservatory or studio lessons, from the 2021 Census: a median of $32,867 a year and an upper end of $74,500. Job Bank gives the same $32,867 for the lower end. These are yearly earnings, not an hourly wage, because many people in this work are self-employed. Job Bank counts private music teachers with musicians and singers.