Riccardo Muti
American publicist Drew McManus (Adaptristration) published today his survey of the Music Director salaries in the United States. The Music Director compensation figures were obtained from their respective orchestra’s IRS Form 990 for the 2018/19 concert season, McManus says. According to his list, the Top 10 Earners are…
Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony: $3,420,804
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic: $2,857,103
Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony: $2,139,720
Andris Nelsons: Boston Symphony: $1,787,000
Yannick-Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra: $1,672,167
Franz Welser-Möst, Cleveland Orchestra: $1,485,371
Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra: $1,036,622
Jaap van Zweden, Dallas Symphony: $911,024
Jaap van Zweden, New York Philharmonic: $816,375
Marin Alsop, Baltimore Symphony: $756,911
