State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Tennessee
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Tennessee, $60,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 44.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.6%
New York vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
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
Tennessee
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $60,500
- p25
- $46,200
- p75
- $106,310
- p10
- $42,230
- p90
- $158,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.