This spreadsheet was a way to compare the annual wages of artists in NY, CA, and TN over a span of 10 years.

1. Annual Wages
Years: 2009 to 2019
Annual Wages 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CA $114,818 $114,142 $125,416 $135,823 $146,896 $135,879 $145,346 $156,442 $164,235 $173,100 $188,221
NY $54,220 $53,288 $56,510 $56,589 $56,041 $61,220 $71,779 $58,637 $74,392 $65,237 $61,379
TN $78,073 $91,213 $102,556 $105,071 $112,399 $113,724 $172,650 $131,991 $158,779 $162,923 $135,205
YoY Change 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CA -$676.00 $11,274.00 $10,407.00 $11,073.00 -$11,017.00 $9,467.00 $11,096.00 $7,793.00 $8,865.00 $15,121.00
NY -$932.00 $3,222.00 $79.00 -$548.00 $5,179.00 $10,559.00 -$13,142.00 $15,755.00 -$9,155.00 -$3,858.00
TN $13,140.00 $11,343.00 $2,515.00 $7,328.00 $1,325.00 $58,926.00 -$40,659.00 $26,788.00 $4,144.00 -$27,718.00
Musical Groups and Artists
$114,818
$188,221
$54,220
$61,379
$78,073
$135,205
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
$180,000
$200,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Annual
Wage
(in
$)
Time (in years)
Annual Wages in CA RISE as the Years Progress
CA NY TN
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Levi Leitma
Date Created: 3/12/2021
Date Opened: 3/12/2021

2. Analysis
States Average Median
CA 2010 $114,142 2019 $188,221 $145,483 $145,346
NY 2010 $53,288 2017 $74,392 $60,845 $58,637
TN 2009 $78,073 2015 $172,650 $124,053 $113,724
Low High
$114,142
$53,288
$78,073
$188,221
$74,392
$172,650
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
$180,000
$200,000
CA NY TN
Annual
Wages
State
New York OPPRESSES Artists' Wages
Low High
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Levi Leitma
Date Created: 3/12/2021
Date Opened: 3/12/2021

3. Summary
CA NY TN
High/Low Difference $74,079 $21,104 $94,577
Trend
California has had an steady
increase of the last 10 years.
The biggest increase was from
2018-2019 with an increase of
close to 15k
New York saw a steady
increase for most of the
years until about 2015. It
took a dip of about $13k in
2016 went back up in 2017
and has been on a steady
decline the last few years.
Tenessee had seen a steady
incline in wages until about
2015 until a sharp spike in
2013 seems to have caused
an all over the place wage
the last 5 years
Average Compared to
Median
Average is about the same.
Skewed high about $130.
Average is skewed high
about $2,200.
Average is skewed high
about $10,300k.
All states showed a rise in wages in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017.
The most significant wage rises occurred in 2015 and 2017.
Throughout the years California has had the highest wage increases.
Summary Analysis
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Levi Leitma
Date Created: 3/12/2021
Date Opened: 3/12/2021