State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Louisiana vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Louisiana, $55,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.5%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-22.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $55,530
- p25
- $41,770
- p75
- $56,120
- p10
- $33,760
- p90
- $83,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.