ORCHESTRA SALARIES
Top 10 U.S. orchestras, ranked by average minimum salaries for musicians:
Chicago Symphony $145,860
Los Angeles Philharmonic $143,260
San Francisco Symphony $141,700
New York Philharmonic $134,940
Boston Symphony $132,028
Philadelphia Orchestra $130,780
Cleveland Orchestra $121,281
Minnesota Orchestra $109,304*
Dallas Symphony $90,800
Detroit Symphony $80,880
*Under management's proposal, this figure would drop to $78,000.
Sources: International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians; Minnesota Orchestra
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