State comparison · 2024
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Alabama vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Alabama, $77,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 11.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.5%
Alabama vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+7.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $77,420
- p25
- $24,370
- p75
- $101,870
- p10
- $20,950
- p90
- $105,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
New York
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $87,510
- p25
- $59,200
- p75
- $129,460
- p10
- $52,620
- p90
- $157,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.