Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers · North Carolina · May 2025

Dance Professor salary in North Carolina

North Carolina ranks #30 of 50 states for postsecondary art, drama & music teachers pay: a median of $73,800 a year versus $78,620 nationally.

$73,800
median per year
$74,820
mean per year
2,880
jobs
0.97
location quotient
Percentile10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$45,460$55,390$73,800$84,710$104,620

Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers pay in North Carolina metro areas

Metro areaJobsMedian hourlyMedian annual
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC560—$71,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC510—$72,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC280—$77,340
Raleigh-Cary, NC270—$84,140
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC260—$62,130
Greenville, NC140—$74,200
Wilmington, NC140—$76,110
Asheville, NC110—$50,920
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC60—$58,230
Fayetteville, NC30—$77,430

Related dance jobs in North Carolina

OccupationMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Dance & Self-Enrichment Teachers$20.05/hr$41,7109,320
Fitness & Dance-Fitness Instructors$22.33/hr$46,45010,670

Compared with nearby ranks

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages exclude self-employed workers. Dancers' pay is published as hourly rates because many jobs are part-time or seasonal; “—” means the estimate was suppressed for reliability.