SOC 27-4011 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Audio and Video Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$58,100

U.S. median hourly wage$27.93

U.S. employment70,230

Nationally, audio and video technicians earned a median of $58,100 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 70,230 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Audio and Video Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$78,770	$37.87	830	1.2
New Jersey	$71,040	$34.16	2,280	0.5
Maryland	$70,040	$33.67	1,770	0.6
Washington	$69,270	$33.30	1,360	0.4
New York	$67,600	$32.50	7,990	0.8
California	$64,620	$31.07	9,280	0.5
Rhode Island	$64,070	$30.80	150	0.3
Nevada	$62,770	$30.18	1,580	1.0
Connecticut	$62,120	$29.87	820	0.5
Alaska	$62,060	$29.84	70	0.2
Illinois	$60,740	$29.20	3,020	0.5
Hawaii	$60,150	$28.92	430	0.7
Delaware	$59,700	$28.70	130	0.3
Michigan	$58,300	$28.03	1,700	0.4
Pennsylvania	$56,890	$27.35	3,080	0.5
Colorado	$56,790	$27.30	830	0.3
New Hampshire	$56,180	$27.01	170	0.2
Florida	$54,230	$26.07	6,000	0.6
Virginia	$53,960	$25.94	1,900	0.5
Minnesota	$53,800	$25.86	960	0.3
Oregon	$52,000	$25.00	630	0.3
South Carolina	$52,000	$25.00	440	0.2
Vermont	$51,500	$24.76	170	0.6
Wisconsin	$51,390	$24.71	760	0.3
Georgia	$51,350	$24.69	1,630	0.3
Iowa	$51,030	$24.53	290	0.2
Missouri	$50,680	$24.37	1,370	0.5
Nebraska	$50,660	$24.35	290	0.3
Alabama	$50,160	$24.12	320	0.2
North Dakota	$50,110	$24.09	100	0.2
Kansas	$50,030	$24.05	220	0.2
Tennessee	$49,970	$24.02	1,640	0.5
Idaho	$49,950	$24.02	210	0.2
Ohio	$49,890	$23.99	1,430	0.3
Indiana	$49,870	$23.98	1,390	0.4
Wyoming	$49,680	$23.88	50	0.2
Texas	$49,440	$23.77	4,280	0.3
Oklahoma	$49,010	$23.56	540	0.3
Utah	$48,730	$23.43	1,880	1.1
Kentucky	$48,320	$23.23	600	0.3
Arizona	$47,140	$22.67	1,340	0.4
New Mexico	$47,070	$22.63	420	0.5
Montana	$46,700	$22.45	140	0.3
North Carolina	$46,700	$22.45	1,870	0.4
West Virginia	$46,590	$22.40	200	0.3
Maine	$46,080	$22.15	150	0.2
Louisiana	$44,480	$21.38	860	0.4
Arkansas	$43,910	$21.11	150	0.1
Mississippi	$43,500	$20.91	200	0.2
Puerto Rico	$30,860	$14.84	280	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 189 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Audio and Video Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$86,470	$41.57	Not published	Not published
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$79,810	$38.37	40	0.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$79,610	$38.28	560	3.3
Springfield, MA	$79,470	$38.21	60	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$75,540	$36.32	1,370	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$74,380	$35.76	2,210	0.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$73,100	$35.15	380	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$72,300	$34.76	7,800	0.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$71,540	$34.40	210	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$69,270	$33.30	1,010	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$68,940	$33.14	70	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$68,730	$33.04	80	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$68,550	$32.96	70	0.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$67,100	$32.26	40	0.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$66,930	$32.18	40	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$66,100	$31.78	180	0.5
New Haven, CT	$66,000	$31.73	150	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$65,270	$31.38	810	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$65,140	$31.32	240	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$64,900	$31.20	4,710	0.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$63,780	$30.66	2,490	0.6
Worcester, MA	$63,620	$30.59	150	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,910	$30.24	770	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$62,770	$30.18	1,360	1.2
Ithaca, NY	$62,510	$30.05	50	1.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$62,320	$29.96	1,350	0.5
Anchorage, AK	$62,200	$29.90	40	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$61,660	$29.64	80	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$61,610	$29.62	130	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$61,440	$29.54	130	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$60,940	$29.30	210	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$60,770	$29.22	60	0.2
Salinas, CA	$60,390	$29.03	100	0.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$60,210	$28.95	50	0.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	$60,150	$28.92	370	0.8
Boulder, CO	$59,990	$28.84	30	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$59,470	$28.59	750	0.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$58,780	$28.26	100	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$58,740	$28.24	130	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$58,700	$28.22	230	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$58,380	$28.07	490	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$58,340	$28.05	700	0.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$58,320	$28.04	90	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,130	$27.95	60	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$57,970	$27.87	520	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$57,970	$27.87	80	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,600	$27.69	280	0.3
Columbia, SC	$57,580	$27.68	70	0.2
Fresno, CA	$57,560	$27.67	100	0.2
State College, PA	$57,370	$27.58	70	1.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$56,940	$27.38	140	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$56,870	$27.34	410	0.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$56,790	$27.30	40	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,740	$27.28	1,240	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$56,730	$27.27	740	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$56,660	$27.24	1,800	1.3
Savannah, GA	$56,450	$27.14	30	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$56,210	$27.03	590	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$56,160	$27.00	200	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$56,070	$26.96	40	0.3
Richmond, VA	$55,490	$26.68	330	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$55,290	$26.58	40	0.2
Reading, PA	$55,000	$26.44	40	0.2
Rochester, NY	$55,000	$26.44	220	0.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$54,690	$26.29	70	0.2
Peoria, IL	$54,690	$26.29	60	0.4
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$54,660	$26.28	30	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,410	$26.16	1,820	0.6
Vallejo, CA	$54,060	$25.99	50	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$54,020	$25.97	80	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$53,970	$25.95	560	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$53,960	$25.94	390	0.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$53,770	$25.85	40	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$53,760	$25.85	140	0.5
Topeka, KS	$53,720	$25.83	30	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$53,680	$25.81	150	1.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$52,950	$25.46	130	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$52,680	$25.33	130	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$52,670	$25.32	360	0.4
Toledo, OH	$52,330	$25.16	110	0.4
Reno, NV	$52,300	$25.15	190	0.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$52,250	$25.12	90	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$52,180	$25.09	1,220	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$52,140	$25.07	90	0.8
St. Louis, MO-IL	$52,030	$25.01	680	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$52,020	$25.01	270	0.3
Bend, OR	$52,000	$25.00	50	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$52,000	$25.00	30	0.2
Huntsville, AL	$51,490	$24.75	60	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$51,370	$24.70	960	0.9
Killeen-Temple, TX	$51,160	$24.60	30	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$51,080	$24.56	50	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$51,030	$24.53	100	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$50,870	$24.46	170	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$50,760	$24.41	70	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$50,680	$24.37	40	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$50,640	$24.35	40	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,540	$24.30	60	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$50,500	$24.28	690	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,410	$24.24	820	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$50,400	$24.23	90	0.7
Columbus, OH	$50,320	$24.19	300	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$50,300	$24.18	390	0.4
Springfield, MO	$50,150	$24.11	80	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$50,130	$24.10	Not published	Not published
Fargo, ND-MN	$49,990	$24.04	60	0.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$49,990	$24.03	50	0.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,940	$24.01	160	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,880	$23.98	80	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$49,770	$23.93	140	0.3
Boise City, ID	$49,620	$23.85	110	0.3
Modesto, CA	$49,600	$23.85	40	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$49,410	$23.75	50	0.3
Asheville, NC	$49,280	$23.69	90	0.5
Mobile, AL	$49,180	$23.65	40	0.2
Lake Charles, LA	$49,150	$23.63	Not published	Not published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,130	$23.62	500	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,740	$23.43	280	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$48,730	$23.43	1,570	1.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$48,650	$23.39	80	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,490	$23.31	580	0.4
Midland, TX	$48,480	$23.31	40	0.3
Erie, PA	$48,450	$23.30	130	1.1
Visalia, CA	$48,450	$23.29	40	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$48,440	$23.29	270	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$48,420	$23.28	170	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,410	$23.27	290	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,320	$23.23	250	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$48,220	$23.18	200	0.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,200	$23.17	70	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$48,170	$23.16	60	0.3
Glens Falls, NY	$47,980	$23.07	30	0.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$47,810	$22.98	30	0.1
Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,790	$22.98	40	0.2
Waco, TX	$47,470	$22.82	30	0.3
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,320	$22.75	40	0.3
Madison, WI	$47,320	$22.75	170	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,170	$22.68	180	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,150	$22.67	40	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,150	$22.67	1,010	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$47,110	$22.65	40	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$46,970	$22.58	110	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$46,770	$22.49	330	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,730	$22.47	280	0.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$46,680	$22.44	60	0.2
Charleston, WV	$46,590	$22.40	50	0.5
Amarillo, TX	$46,580	$22.39	40	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$46,580	$22.39	40	0.2
Tyler, TX	$46,500	$22.36	40	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$46,480	$22.35	70	0.5
Wichita, KS	$46,480	$22.35	80	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$46,450	$22.33	270	1.1
Harrisonburg, VA	$46,350	$22.29	30	0.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$46,350	$22.28	70	0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$46,350	$22.28	50	0.4
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,260	$22.24	120	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$46,220	$22.22	230	0.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,210	$22.21	130	0.4
Akron, OH	$46,050	$22.14	60	0.2
Evansville, IN	$45,860	$22.05	40	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$45,650	$21.95	50	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$45,310	$21.78	80	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$45,160	$21.71	90	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$45,130	$21.70	60	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$44,560	$21.42	100	0.6
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$44,550	$21.42	50	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	$44,460	$21.38	30	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$44,320	$21.31	90	0.2
Ogden, UT	$44,230	$21.26	50	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$44,060	$21.18	70	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$43,910	$21.11	50	0.1
Wilmington, NC	$43,880	$21.09	80	0.4
St. George, UT	$43,750	$21.04	40	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$43,640	$20.98	80	0.3
Jackson, MS	$43,490	$20.91	60	0.2
El Paso, TX	$43,320	$20.83	80	0.2
Bloomington, IN	$43,260	$20.80	50	0.7
Columbia, MO	$43,240	$20.79	40	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$43,010	$20.68	170	0.4
Lubbock, TX	$41,870	$20.13	40	0.3
Bangor, ME	$40,760	$19.60	70	1.0
Roanoke, VA	$40,630	$19.54	80	0.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$40,360	$19.40	40	0.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$39,900	$19.18	90	0.9
Helena, MT	$39,110	$18.80	30	0.7
College Station-Bryan, TX	$39,070	$18.78	80	0.6
Lafayette, LA	$36,860	$17.72	60	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$30,860	$14.84	220	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Not published	Not published	130	1.0

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.