The highest-paying states for audio and video equipment 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 audio and video equipment technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $71,280, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for audio and video equipment technicians. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $67,340). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of audio and video equipment technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $71,280 |
$38,900 | 520 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $67,340 |
$35,810 | 1,440 |
| 3 | Washington | $66,500 |
$42,880 | 1,010 |
| 4 | California | $64,400 |
$39,770 | 7,170 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $62,080 |
$39,020 | 130 |
| 6 | Delaware | $61,710 |
$43,340 | 80 |
| 7 | New York | $61,360 |
$36,860 | 6,470 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $60,610 |
$39,480 | 890 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $60,100 |
$30,610 | 1,500 |
| 10 | Maryland | $56,850 |
$40,190 | 1,270 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $52,290 |
$39,620 | 620 |
| 12 | Virginia | $52,000 |
$28,860 | 1,450 |
| 13 | Alaska | $51,390 |
$35,360 | 80 |
| 14 | Missouri | $51,380 |
$28,890 | 990 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $51,340 |
$36,000 | 170 |
| 16 | Iowa | $50,340 |
$36,190 | 300 |
| 17 | Colorado | $50,220 |
$26,390 | 770 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $49,300 |
$30,310 | 870 |
| 19 | Montana | $48,880 |
$27,000 | 160 |
| 20 | Illinois | $48,870 |
$30,910 | 3,370 |
| 21 | Nevada | $48,460 |
$23,180 | 900 |
| 22 | Michigan | $48,330 |
$33,100 | 1,080 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $48,270 |
$33,460 | 1,590 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $48,090 |
$31,880 | 120 |
| 25 | Florida | $47,580 |
$25,710 | 4,910 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $47,330 |
$30,320 | 470 |
| 27 | Vermont | $47,320 |
$31,250 | 80 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $46,630 |
$24,530 | 620 |
| 29 | Texas | $46,320 |
$28,820 | 3,940 |
| 30 | Ohio | $45,880 |
$26,150 | 1,040 |
| 31 | Georgia | $45,790 |
$32,980 | 1,610 |
| 32 | Utah | $45,520 |
$28,020 | 1,700 |
| 33 | Maine | $45,290 |
$28,200 | 70 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $45,230 |
$24,960 | 100 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $45,020 |
$28,870 | 1,120 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $44,960 |
$29,660 | 540 |
| 37 | Kansas | $43,900 |
$26,670 | 240 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $43,860 |
$23,070 | 110 |
| 39 | Arizona | $43,680 |
$33,040 | 1,310 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $43,650 |
$16,390 | 610 |
| 41 | Oregon | $43,390 |
$29,140 | 560 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $43,250 |
$25,490 | 50 |
| 43 | New Mexico | $43,240 |
$30,610 | 310 |
| 44 | Alabama | $42,580 |
$29,260 | 690 |
| 45 | Indiana | $42,500 |
$29,790 | 870 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $42,200 |
$23,400 | 190 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $40,990 |
$31,000 | 160 |
| 48 | Idaho | $39,610 |
$24,710 | 260 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $39,580 |
$30,780 | 230 |
| 50 | North Carolina | $39,490 |
$30,380 | 1,310 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $38,120 |
$29,120 | 60 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $28,620 |
$19,850 | 490 |
| 53 | Guam | $24,310 |
$18,140 | 40 |