State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Maine vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Maine, $48,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.6% — not 44.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.7%
Maine vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-38.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $48,380
- p25
- $42,970
- p75
- $71,180
- p10
- $42,580
- p90
- $93,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.