State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Virginia
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Virginia, $49,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.3% — not 75.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.3%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+64.3%
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
Virginia
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,920
- p25
- $41,930
- p75
- $80,360
- p10
- $26,910
- p90
- $105,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.