State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New York vs Wisconsin
Sound Engineering Technicians in New York earn a median of $87,510. In Wisconsin, $46,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.1% — not 87.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+87.1%
New York vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+63.1%
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
Wisconsin
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $46,780
- p25
- $34,110
- p75
- $59,330
- p10
- $23,200
- p90
- $76,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.