State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Utah
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Utah, $36,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 120.4% — not 140.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+140.4%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+120.4%
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
Utah
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $36,400
- p25
- $30,570
- p75
- $67,230
- p10
- $21,520
- p90
- $97,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.