State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs South Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In South Carolina, $45,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68% — not 93.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+93.4%
New York vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+68%
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
South Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $45,240
- p25
- $44,790
- p75
- $50,470
- p10
- $39,510
- p90
- $74,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.