State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs North Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In North Carolina, $49,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.6% — not 78%.
Nominal pay gap
+78%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+55.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,150
- p25
- $35,900
- p75
- $61,460
- p10
- $29,540
- p90
- $85,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.