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Sound Engineering Technician Salary in the Industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of sound engineering technicians in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare sound engineering technician salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,200
25th Percentile Wage
$41,700
50th Percentile Wage
$53,390
75th Percentile Wage
$66,030
90th Percentile Wage
$104,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for sound engineering technicians in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) sound engineering technicians is $104,810. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $53,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent sound engineering technicians is $28,200.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sound engineering technicians in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$53,390
9.35% 15.12%
2016
$48,400
1.30% -
2015
$47,770
6.11% -
2014
$44,850
-1.92% -
2013
$45,710
0.85% -
2012
$45,320
- -

Table 3. Compare Sound Engineering Technician Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of sound engineering technicians in 13 industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of sound engineering technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
$72,720
Elementary and Secondary Schools
$69,400
Educational Services - Privately owned
$57,910
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$53,390
Educational Services
$43,640
Educational Services - Local government owned
$39,430
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$36,750
Other Schools and Instruction
$35,140
Other schools and instruction - Privately owned
$35,140
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
$34,330
Junior colleges - Local government owned
$34,020
Educational Services - State government owned
$26,860
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
$26,610

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