State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Arizona vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Arizona, $66,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.2%
Arizona vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $66,350
- p25
- $42,040
- p75
- $101,760
- p10
- $36,310
- p90
- $110,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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 2025. 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.