State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Michigan vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Michigan, $51,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.6% — not 40.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.8%
Michigan vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-33.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $51,840
- p25
- $45,460
- p75
- $70,550
- p10
- $32,250
- p90
- $88,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.