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Sound Engineering Technicians salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median sound engineering technicians in Pittsburgh, PA earns $52,060 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,534 a month.

10th percentile
$25,860
25th percentile
$35,680
Median percentile
$52,060
75th percentile
$58,360
90th percentile
$74,410

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$42,412 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,060
Federal income tax−$4,067
Social Security + Medicare−$3,983
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,598
Monthly take-home$3,534
Every two weeks$1,631

Does it go far here?

$54,990Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All sound engineering technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania