State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Missouri vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Missouri, $61,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.4%
Missouri vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $61,750
- p25
- $55,800
- p75
- $62,750
- p10
- $39,800
- p90
- $104,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.