State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Oklahoma
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Oklahoma, $55,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 56.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.5%
New York vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+27.3%
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
Oklahoma
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $55,920
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $74,480
- p10
- $35,420
- p90
- $79,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.