State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: California vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In California, $78,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 10.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.7%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $78,150
- p25
- $53,150
- p75
- $100,910
- p10
- $45,720
- p90
- $143,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.