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Re: How Much do pro oboe players make

Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-07-19 16:45

It's hard to say, because salaries are usually kept private! Sometimes for auditions they will advertise starting salaries, but other than that it's *supposed* to be kept confidential.

Principal players usually get a somewhat higher pay, and concertmaster positions are paid more still.

If you ask "can you make a living as a professional musician?" well...consider all the orchestras in the world...many of them are considered "professional" - not just amateur - so most people that are in them are, of course, doing it as their living. The average salary (from what I hear) for the Montreal symphony in Canada is 70000$ CAD. I've also seen 98000$ AUD for the Sydney symphony 2nd oboe audition. I've seen 50000$ USD for various section string positions.

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