Here are a few data points from Choranet Resources:
My district in southern California pays $1155 per year for a HS choral accompanist. 126 hrs. according to union contract.
Here in ********* we pay $10 a class for Dress rehearsal, and then 30 or 40 for the concert. Two vists (sic) to each class, and the concert nets our accompanist anywhere between 120 and 150 per concert.
Ditto. Our fees are dismal as well. We are currently paying 5.75/hr in
*******(university town with very strong programs). I’ll be anxious for this
info as we prepare to fight for a raise. Thanks in advance.
Just to give you an idea: I paid for accompanists for two of my choirs
this past year at a Secondary School. The grade 10 choir accompanist was a
college student in the area(not a music student) and was an average player.
I paid her $15.00/hour Canadian. Our senior choir accompanist is a piano
teacher in the area and a piano performance University grad. We paid him
$30.00/hour and it was well worth it!
Our school system presently pays $15/hr., not great by any stretch of the imagination.
My budget at ****** HS is close to $10,000 /year for accompanist.
Last season I received about $2200 for all events; scale depending on complexity and duration of event. Simple play song or two $25–50, depending how long I had to sit before/afterward, or whether I played a little extra up front. Holiday shows $300 each,
talent shows $600. I do a lot of transposing, either at piano or by computer
to accommodate youthful voice ranges, and there are enough reruns over the
years to get value for the time spent. My involvement includes dress rehearsals after school (several) for larger events, clustered rehearsals during school as an event approaches.
There were more too if you would like to read the whole thing: http://choralnet.org/resources/viewResource.phtml?id=751&category=6
Also, these numbers are form 1999 and should be adjusted for inflation.