State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Pennsylvania
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Pennsylvania, $49,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.9% — not 76.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.8%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+59.9%
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
Pennsylvania
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,490
- p25
- $38,000
- p75
- $60,270
- p10
- $28,530
- p90
- $72,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.