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Highest-paying States for Sound Engineering Technicians

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 $94,270, New Jersey is the highest paying state for sound engineering technicians. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $89,880). 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 sound engineering technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Sound Engineering Technicians (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Jersey	$94,270	$49,270	250
2	Washington	$89,880	$53,930	210
3	New York	$86,390	$36,190	1,520
4	Massachusetts	$81,370	$35,430	160
5	District of Columbia	$76,760	$34,390	40
6	Connecticut	$76,080	$47,170	50
7	Minnesota	$75,070	$41,610	490
8	California	$73,800	$39,510	5,080
9	Georgia	$69,620	$28,450	120
10	Michigan	$62,180	$33,060	190
11	Florida	$60,900	$27,040	850
12	Wisconsin	$59,150	$21,420	70
13	Mississippi	$58,780	$35,810	40
14	Pennsylvania	$57,360	$35,640	180
15	Illinois	$55,850	$39,970	250
16	Indiana	$54,080	$20,190	100
17	New Mexico	$51,870	$35,860	100
18	Missouri	$51,340	$31,710	160
19	Nevada	$51,300	$35,360	60
20	Colorado	$50,290	$33,350	170
21	Arizona	$50,220	$33,260	40
22	Oklahoma	$48,600	$25,870	50
23	Tennessee	$48,500	$25,900	490
24	Iowa	$48,130	$18,170	40
25	Oregon	$47,770	$40,590	170
26	Ohio	$46,020	$22,210	160
27	Vermont	$45,170	$27,190	30
28	Alabama	$45,090	$23,270	90
29	Montana	$44,830	$24,960	40
30	Louisiana	$44,210	$33,200	200
31	South Carolina	$42,960	$32,710	60
32	Texas	$41,600	$27,870	740
33	Kansas	$39,540	$19,920	30
34	Arkansas	$39,280	$28,330	30
35	North Carolina	$38,550	$18,940	210
36	New Hampshire	$35,750	$27,010	30
37	Hawaii	$33,610	$33,600	40
38	Virginia	$31,350	$22,880	230
39	Maryland	$31,200	$28,680	450
40	Utah	$29,370	$22,990	290
41	Kentucky	$25,110	$19,040	60
42	Rhode Island	$24,380	$20,520	30
43	Puerto Rico	$22,330	$17,680	40

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.