Sound Engineering Technicians salary

The median pay for sound engineering technicians in the United States is $73,130 a year. About 13,080 people hold this job.

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

How to become: education, skills and job outlook

Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

• New Jersey $115,190
• District of Columbia $106,630
• New York $87,510
• Nevada $84,570
• Maryland $79,990
• California $78,150
• Georgia $77,010
• Kentucky $74,100
• Illinois $73,130
• Indiana $73,130
• Connecticut $72,800
• Florida $70,360
• Arizona $66,350
• New Hampshire $65,630
• Nebraska $63,810
• Massachusetts $63,250
• Kansas $62,710
• Missouri $61,750
• Colorado $60,630
• Tennessee $60,500
• Montana $57,600
• Iowa $57,400
• Idaho $54,970
• Texas $54,370
• Michigan $51,840
• Virginia $49,920
• Pennsylvania $49,490
• North Carolina $49,150
• Maine $48,380
• Wisconsin $46,780
• New Mexico $45,690
• Utah $36,400

By metro area

• New York, NY $97,510
• San Francisco, CA $94,990
• Atlanta, GA $86,610
• Minneapolis, MN $83,810
• Las Vegas, NV $81,840
• Washington, DC $79,990
• Los Angeles, CA $77,850
• Boston, MA $77,420
• Buffalo, NY $76,260
• Portland, OR $76,050
• Baltimore, MD $74,890
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $74,100
• Chicago, IL $73,140
• Nashville, TN $71,180
• Provo, UT $69,400
• Orlando, FL $68,900
• Phoenix, AZ $66,360
• Omaha, NE $63,810
• Sacramento, CA $63,720
• Austin, TX $63,440
• San Diego, CA $63,020
• Houston, TX $61,920
• St. Louis, MO $61,750
• San Antonio, TX $61,740
• Raleigh, NC $61,110
• Riverside, CA $60,670
• Denver, CO $60,060
• Des Moines, IA $57,400
• Milwaukee, WI $55,090
• Detroit, MI $54,900
• Philadelphia, PA $54,200
• Pittsburgh, PA $52,060
• Memphis, TN $48,050
• Grand Rapids, MI $47,800
• Knoxville, TN $46,200
• Albuquerque, NM $45,690
• Charlotte, NC $44,790
• Salt Lake City, UT $36,400