Sound Engineering Technicians Salary

Median Salary
$73,130
per year
Hourly Rate
$35.16
per hour
Employment
13,080
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,570
25th percentile
$49,910
Median
$73,130
75th percentile
$100,280
90th percentile
$137,370

💰 Sound Engineering Technicians Salary by State

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$36K
$115K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
New Jersey$115,190+57.5%
District of Columbia$106,630+45.8%
New York$87,510+19.7%
Nevada$84,570+15.6%
Maryland$79,990+9.4%
California$78,150+6.9%
Georgia$77,010+5.3%
Kentucky$74,100+1.3%
Illinois$73,130+0.0%
Indiana$73,130+0.0%
Connecticut$72,800-0.5%
Florida$70,360-3.8%
Arizona$66,350-9.3%
New Hampshire$65,630-10.3%
Ohio$64,030-12.4%
Nebraska$63,810-12.7%
Massachusetts$63,250-13.5%
Kansas$62,710-14.2%
Missouri$61,750-15.6%
Colorado$60,630-17.1%
Tennessee$60,500-17.3%
Montana$57,600-21.2%
Iowa$57,400-21.5%
Louisiana$55,530-24.1%
Idaho$54,970-24.8%
Texas$54,370-25.7%
Michigan$51,840-29.1%
Virginia$49,920-31.7%
Pennsylvania$49,490-32.3%
North Carolina$49,150-32.8%
Maine$48,380-33.8%
Wisconsin$46,780-36.0%
New Mexico$45,690-37.5%
South Carolina$45,240-38.1%
Utah$36,400-50.2%

🏙️ Sound Engineering Technicians Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$97,510+33.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$94,990+29.9%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$86,610+18.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$83,810+14.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$81,840+11.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$79,990+9.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,850+6.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$77,420+5.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,260+4.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$76,050+4.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$74,890+2.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$74,100+1.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$73,140+0.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$71,180-2.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$69,400-5.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$68,900-5.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$66,360-9.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$63,810-12.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$63,720-12.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$63,440-13.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$63,020-13.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$61,920-15.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,750-15.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,740-15.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,110-16.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$60,670-17.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$60,060-17.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$57,400-21.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$56,120-23.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$55,090-24.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$54,900-24.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$54,200-25.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$53,780-26.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$52,060-28.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,050-34.3%
Cleveland, OH$47,860-34.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$47,800-34.6%
Knoxville, TN$46,200-36.8%
Albuquerque, NM$45,690-37.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,790-38.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$36,400-50.2%
Puerto Rico$35,180-51.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$33,950-53.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.