SOC 27-4099 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

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

U.S. median annual wage$70,720

U.S. median hourly wage$34.00

U.S. employment12,450

Nationally, media and communication equipment workers, all other earned a median of $70,720 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 12,450 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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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
Virginia	$117,640	$56.56	400	0.1
Arizona	$99,320	$47.75	130	0.0
Michigan	$96,530	$46.41	50	0.0
Alabama	$96,100	$46.20	40	0.0
Nebraska	$92,080	$44.27	90	0.1
Colorado	$86,370	$41.52	580	0.2
Louisiana	$86,260	$41.47	190	0.1
Florida	$86,230	$41.46	540	0.1
North Carolina	$78,690	$37.83	180	0.0
Minnesota	$77,960	$37.48	50	0.0
Utah	$76,790	$36.92	120	0.1
Texas	$76,400	$36.73	540	0.0
New York	$76,020	$36.55	200	0.0
Pennsylvania	$75,600	$36.35	580	0.1
Guam	$75,360	$36.23	50	0.7
South Carolina	$74,010	$35.58	50	0.0
Connecticut	$73,400	$35.29	40	0.0
Illinois	$72,430	$34.82	140	0.0
Ohio	$71,610	$34.43	210	0.0
New Jersey	$70,280	$33.79	490	0.1
Maryland	$68,880	$33.12	760	0.3
Oregon	$67,830	$32.61	260	0.1
California	$64,550	$31.04	3,890	0.2
Massachusetts	$60,960	$29.31	90	0.0
Hawaii	$56,900	$27.36	280	0.4
Nevada	$54,650	$26.27	330	0.2
Missouri	$53,480	$25.71	70	0.0
Maine	$50,960	$24.50	40	0.1
Mississippi	$49,590	$23.84	70	0.1
Georgia	$48,120	$23.14	910	0.2
New Mexico	$48,090	$23.12	100	0.1
New Hampshire	$47,040	$22.61	100	0.1
Tennessee	$42,370	$20.37	100	0.0
Puerto Rico	$40,870	$19.65	70	0.1
Montana	$36,890	$17.73	50	0.1
Indiana	Not published	Not published	30	0.0
Washington	Not published	Not published	170	0.0
Wisconsin	Not published	Not published	90	0.0

Pay by metro area

All 54 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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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Salinas, CA	$132,930	$63.91	40	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$121,680	$58.50	670	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$118,250	$56.85	230	0.7
Fayetteville, NC	$114,130	$54.87	60	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$112,260	$53.97	100	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$110,780	$53.26	420	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$109,300	$52.55	50	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$107,520	$51.69	30	0.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$104,920	$50.44	140	0.2
Vallejo, CA	$103,650	$49.83	60	0.4
El Paso, TX	$103,380	$49.70	40	0.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$100,420	$48.28	50	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$96,100	$46.20	40	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$96,010	$46.16	50	0.0
Omaha, NE-IA	$95,020	$45.69	90	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$94,590	$45.48	90	0.4
Columbus, OH	$92,580	$44.51	50	0.0
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$89,920	$43.23	110	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$86,230	$41.46	120	0.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$85,400	$41.06	50	0.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$83,780	$40.28	40	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$83,040	$39.92	160	0.1
Ogden, UT	$81,740	$39.30	30	0.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$81,250	$39.06	40	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$79,750	$38.34	260	0.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$79,370	$38.16	100	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$75,600	$36.35	270	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$73,140	$35.16	50	0.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$71,090	$34.18	360	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$67,890	$32.64	50	0.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$67,830	$32.61	190	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$66,650	$32.04	440	0.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$66,300	$31.87	60	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$64,550	$31.04	150	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$64,540	$31.03	2,110	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$63,300	$30.43	130	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$63,140	$30.36	40	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$62,700	$30.14	110	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$60,440	$29.06	100	0.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$58,320	$28.04	240	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$56,730	$27.27	280	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$56,390	$27.11	Not published	Not published
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$54,370	$26.14	220	0.1
Fresno, CA	$52,250	$25.12	40	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$51,970	$24.98	40	0.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$50,470	$24.27	30	0.0
Lancaster, PA	$48,960	$23.54	70	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,120	$23.14	520	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$47,040	$22.61	Not published	Not published
Savannah, GA	$46,580	$22.40	40	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$40,870	$19.65	50	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	Not published	Not published	60	0.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Not published	Not published	130	0.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	Not published	Not published	70	0.0

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.