State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Massachusetts vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Massachusetts, $63,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.7%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-26.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $63,250
- p25
- $51,190
- p75
- $113,710
- p10
- $35,540
- p90
- $134,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.