State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Maryland vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Maryland, $79,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 8.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.6%
Maryland vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-6.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $79,990
- p25
- $72,960
- p75
- $86,740
- p10
- $50,440
- p90
- $108,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.