Music Supervisor
Median salary, education path, job outlook, and related careers — based on U.S. labor data.
Median salary
$78,000/yr
Typical range
$52,000 – $120,000
Education
Bachelor's degree
Time to entry
About 4 years
What a Music Supervisor does
Selects, licenses, and places existing musical recordings into films, TV shows, and video games to emotionally enhance storytelling while managing complex copyright negotiations.
Education & path
The typical entry point is a bachelor's degree. About 4 years.
Estimated cost of that path: ~$40,000. Estimated payback: ~3 years. Estimates only — actual cost varies widely by school and financial aid; payback assumes ~20% of income applied.
Related careers
- Airship (Blimp) Pilot — $78,000/yr
- Abstracting & Indexing Editor — $60,000/yr
- Casting Director — $80,000/yr
- Production Sound Mixer — $76,000/yr
- Subtitler / Subtitling Specialist — $58,000/yr
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