State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Colorado vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Colorado, $60,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.7%
Colorado vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-27.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $60,630
- p25
- $49,910
- p75
- $70,890
- p10
- $40,970
- p90
- $84,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.