The highest paying states for sound engineering technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of sound engineering technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $73,740, Washington is the highest paying state for sound engineering technicians. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $71,550). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of sound engineering technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington | $73,740 |
$41,270 | 330 |
2 | New York | $71,550 |
$33,850 | 2,090 |
3 | Nevada | $70,760 |
$42,910 | 240 |
4 | New Jersey | $69,030 |
$26,210 | 530 |
5 | Missouri | $65,810 |
$21,330 | 140 |
6 | California | $59,560 |
$28,040 | 4,980 |
7 | Massachusetts | $57,880 |
$33,250 | 300 |
8 | Minnesota | $55,730 |
$24,090 | 140 |
9 | Maryland | $54,380 |
$26,590 | 290 |
10 | Connecticut | $53,560 |
$29,900 | 280 |
11 | District of Columbia | $53,340 |
$30,520 | 100 |
12 | Michigan | $52,980 |
$27,430 | 130 |
13 | Colorado | $52,160 |
$20,810 | 210 |
14 | North Carolina | $52,100 |
$31,800 | 210 |
15 | Iowa | $50,700 |
$26,110 | 60 |
16 | Louisiana | $50,430 |
$24,720 | 270 |
17 | New Mexico | $47,780 |
$22,360 | 50 |
18 | Wisconsin | $47,270 |
$25,790 | 190 |
19 | Ohio | $46,980 |
$24,250 | 310 |
20 | Arkansas | $45,130 |
$31,110 | 40 |
21 | Tennessee | $45,080 |
$19,680 | 540 |
22 | Oregon | $42,270 |
$31,120 | 90 |
23 | Kansas | $42,190 |
$32,700 | 30 |
24 | Pennsylvania | $40,940 |
$17,740 | 210 |
25 | Illinois | $40,450 |
$24,270 | 320 |
26 | Mississippi | $40,210 |
$23,660 | 60 |
27 | Arizona | $39,830 |
$18,930 | 90 |
28 | South Carolina | $39,790 |
$32,540 | 110 |
29 | Texas | $39,570 |
$17,720 | 510 |
30 | Virginia | $39,230 |
$17,570 | 280 |
31 | Alabama | $36,920 |
$17,760 | 30 |
32 | Georgia | $36,850 |
$17,880 | 550 |
33 | Indiana | $35,780 |
$22,980 | 80 |
34 | New Hampshire | $35,750 |
$27,010 | 30 |
35 | Florida | $35,370 |
$21,150 | 570 |
36 | Kentucky | $35,150 |
$19,650 | 40 |
37 | Oklahoma | $35,050 |
$22,980 | 50 |
38 | Montana | $27,690 |
$18,020 | 60 |
39 | Puerto Rico | $22,830 |
$16,380 | 40 |
40 | Utah | $18,450 |
$16,200 | 220 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of sound engineering technicians in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest paying industries for sound engineering technicians, Top Paying Jobs in America.