State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Ohio
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Ohio, $64,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
New York vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+17.5%
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
Ohio
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $64,030
- p25
- $35,000
- p75
- $103,270
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $131,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.