State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Nebraska vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Nebraska, $63,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.1%
Nebraska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-12.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $63,810
- p25
- $53,790
- p75
- $77,690
- p10
- $42,070
- p90
- $84,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.