Chicago Symphony $144,040
Los Angeles Phil. 143,260
San Francisco Symphony141,700
New York Philharmonic 134,940
Boston Symphony 132,028
Philadelphia Orchestra130,780
Cleveland Orchestra 121,281
Minnesota Orchestra 109,304
How Minnesota Orchestra pay ranks nationally
Average minimum salaries for musicians (2011-12 season).
April 12, 2012 at 2:20PM
Dallas Symphony 90,800
Atlanta Symphony 81,640
Detroit Symphony 80,880
St. Louis Symphony 80,679
Sources: International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians; Minnesota Orchestra
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