State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Illinois vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Illinois, $73,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 16.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.4%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-9.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $73,130
- p25
- $40,460
- p75
- $99,460
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $113,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.