State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Connecticut vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Connecticut, $72,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 16.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.8%
Connecticut vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-13.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $72,800
- p25
- $51,250
- p75
- $75,200
- p10
- $40,580
- p90
- $85,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.