State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Texas
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Texas, $54,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.8% — not 61%.
Nominal pay gap
+61%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+44.8%
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
Texas
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $54,370
- p25
- $39,690
- p75
- $71,790
- p10
- $34,920
- p90
- $83,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.