State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Georgia vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Georgia, $77,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 12%.
Nominal pay gap
-12%
Georgia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-1.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $77,010
- p25
- $49,160
- p75
- $98,590
- p10
- $35,080
- p90
- $104,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.