State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Montana vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Montana, $57,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 34.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.2%
Montana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-24.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $57,600
- p25
- $35,570
- p75
- $64,070
- p10
- $28,080
- p90
- $67,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.