Top 10 Earners for 2018/2019 Season
Chicago Symphony: $3,420,804
Los Angeles Philharmonic: $2,857,103
San Francisco Symphony: $2,139,720
Boston Symphony: $1,787,000
Philadelphia Orchestra: $1,672,167
Cleveland Orchestra: $1,485,371
Minnesota Orchestra: $1,036,622
Dallas Symphony: $911,024
New York Philharmonic: $816,375
Baltimore Symphony: $756,911
Note that Jaap Van Zweden was in transition between Dallas (#8) & New York (#9) so the salaries for both of those come in lower for that season.
#10 Marin Alsop is now the conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during the Summer at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.
Source: https://adaptistration.com/2021/06/16/2021-orchestra-compensation-reports-music-directors/
