Sound Engineering Technicians · SOC 27-4014

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Sound Engineering Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for sound engineering technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (4 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 42 metro areas

Sound Engineering Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$97,510	1,960	0.2
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$94,990	460	0.2
3	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$86,610	150	0.1
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$83,810	380	0.2
5	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$81,840	140	0.1
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$79,990	240	0.1
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$77,850	2,820	0.4
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$77,420	140	0.1
9	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$76,260	40	0.1
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$76,050	100	0.1
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$74,890	50	0.0
12	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$74,100	30	0.1
13	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$73,140	450	0.1
14	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$71,180	320	0.3
15	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$69,400	40	0.1
16	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$68,900	150	0.1
17	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$66,360	90	0.0
18	Omaha, NE-IA	$63,810	30	0.1
19	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$63,720	70	0.1
20	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$63,440	150	0.1
21	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$63,020	140	0.1
22	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$61,920	140	0.0
23	St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,750	140	0.1
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,740	40	0.0
25	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$61,110	40	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Sound Engineering Technicians overview.

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.