Typically, the orchestra compensation reports are published each year in June and by this point in time, much of the initial data collection is complete.
Inquiries about when this year’s reports will be published are already rolling in but as it turns out, business has been booming throughout 2017;
Perhaps unsurprisingly, that means the entire process of gathering and processing that data is behind where it normally is in May. But based on where things are now, and assuming there are no additional unforeseen delays, I’m aiming for a target publication week of June 26-30
If additional time is needed, I’ll wait until the week of July 10-14 since the previous week is the July 4th holiday and many readers are away on vacation.
The 2014/15 season marked the third consecutive season average concertmaster compensation declined since its $289,986 peak in 2011/12. Moreover, the 3.39 percent drop since…