27 Series · SOC 27-4011
Audio and Video Technicians
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$54,830
per year
Median Hourly
$26.36/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$61,370
average
Employment
70,080
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$35,290
25th Percentile
$43,860
Median
$54,830
75th Percentile
$73,590
90th Percentile
$98,190
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $75,220 | +37% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $73,160 | +33% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $72,030 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Delaware | $69,310 | +26% above national |
| 5 | New York | $63,640 | +16% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $63,000 | +15% above national |
| 7 | California | $62,240 | +14% above national |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $61,680 | +12% above national |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $61,410 | +12% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii | $60,180 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Maryland | $59,820 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Wyoming | $59,390 | +8% above national |
| 13 | Nevada | $59,270 | +8% above national |
| 14 | West Virginia | $58,000 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $57,450 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $57,250 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Missouri | $56,830 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $55,030 | same as national |
| 19 | Colorado | $54,920 | same as national |
| 20 | Oregon | $53,850 | 2% below national |
| 21 | Michigan | $52,240 | 5% below national |
| 22 | Georgia | $51,000 | 7% below national |
| 23 | Virginia | $50,990 | 7% below national |
| 24 | Iowa | $50,720 | 7% below national |
| 25 | Florida | $50,170 | 8% below national |
| 26 | Texas | $49,290 | 10% below national |
| 27 | Nebraska | $48,470 | 12% below national |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $48,280 | 12% below national |
| 29 | New Mexico | $48,210 | 12% below national |
| 30 | Indiana | $48,190 | 12% below national |
| 31 | Alaska | $48,060 | 12% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $48,010 | 12% below national |
| 33 | Ohio | $47,560 | 13% below national |
| 34 | Minnesota | $47,460 | 13% below national |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $47,320 | 14% below national |
| 36 | Kansas | $47,070 | 14% below national |
| 37 | South Carolina | $46,890 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Idaho | $46,800 | 15% below national |
| 39 | Arizona | $45,790 | 16% below national |
| 40 | North Dakota | $45,740 | 17% below national |
| 41 | North Carolina | $43,870 | 20% below national |
| 42 | Maine | $43,860 | 20% below national |
| 43 | Montana | $43,500 | 21% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $43,240 | 21% below national |
| 45 | Vermont | $42,170 | 23% below national |
| 46 | Utah | $41,600 | 24% below national |
| 47 | Kentucky | $41,590 | 24% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $40,240 | 27% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $38,620 | 30% below national |
| 50 | South Dakota | $37,440 | 32% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $33,210 | 39% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,340 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $78,480 | +43% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,450 | +39% above national |
| 3 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $76,170 | +39% above national |
| 4 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $75,660 | +38% above national |
| 5 | Springfield, MA | $75,560 | +38% above national |
| 6 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $73,140 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $72,610 | +32% above national |
| 8 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $71,360 | +30% above national |
| 9 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $71,170 | +30% above national |
| 10 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $65,700 | +20% above national |
| 11 | New Haven, CT | $64,690 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $64,460 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $63,900 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $63,710 | +16% above national |
| 15 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $63,070 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,880 | +15% above national |
| 17 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $62,710 | +14% above national |
| 18 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,310 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $61,000 | +11% above national |
| 20 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $60,800 | +11% above national |
| 21 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $60,770 | +11% above national |
| 22 | Yuma, AZ | $60,630 | +11% above national |
| 23 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,140 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,990 | +9% above national |
| 25 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,910 | +9% above national |
| 26 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $59,870 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Fresno, CA | $59,840 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Gainesville, FL | $59,680 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Ithaca, NY | $59,430 | +8% above national |
| 30 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $59,230 | +8% above national |
| 31 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $58,950 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $58,500 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $58,280 | +6% above national |
| 34 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $58,140 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,000 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,870 | +6% above national |
| 37 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $57,700 | +5% above national |
| 38 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $57,580 | +5% above national |
| 39 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $57,520 | +5% above national |
| 40 | Worcester, MA | $57,400 | +5% above national |
| 41 | Salinas, CA | $57,310 | +5% above national |
| 42 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $57,250 | +4% above national |
| 43 | Lincoln, NE | $56,810 | +4% above national |
| 44 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $56,620 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $56,530 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $56,480 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $56,400 | +3% above national |
| 48 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $56,020 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Tallahassee, FL | $56,000 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,900 | +2% above national |
| 51 | Rochester, NY | $55,820 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $55,400 | +1% above national |
| 53 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $55,280 | +1% above national |
| 54 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $55,120 | +1% above national |
| 55 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $54,930 | same as national |
| 56 | Colorado Springs, CO | $54,920 | same as national |
| 57 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $54,820 | same as national |
| 58 | Utica-Rome, NY | $54,510 | 1% below national |
| 59 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $54,330 | 1% below national |
| 60 | State College, PA | $54,200 | 1% below national |
| 61 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $54,090 | 1% below national |
| 62 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $53,850 | 2% below national |
| 63 | Bend, OR | $53,840 | 2% below national |
| 64 | Charlottesville, VA | $53,540 | 2% below national |
| 65 | Lancaster, PA | $53,140 | 3% below national |
| 66 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $53,060 | 3% below national |
| 67 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $53,030 | 3% below national |
| 68 | Richmond, VA | $52,630 | 4% below national |
| 69 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $52,630 | 4% below national |
| 70 | Boulder, CO | $52,250 | 5% below national |
| 71 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $52,240 | 5% below national |
| 72 | Columbus, OH | $52,140 | 5% below national |
| 73 | Savannah, GA | $52,050 | 5% below national |
| 74 | Peoria, IL | $52,000 | 5% below national |
| 75 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $51,930 | 5% below national |
| 76 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $51,920 | 5% below national |
| 77 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $51,690 | 6% below national |
| 78 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $51,480 | 6% below national |
| 79 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $51,440 | 6% below national |
| 80 | Springfield, IL | $51,360 | 6% below national |
| 81 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,170 | 7% below national |
| 82 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $51,160 | 7% below national |
| 83 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $51,050 | 7% below national |
| 84 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $50,980 | 7% below national |
| 85 | Midland, MI | $50,920 | 7% below national |
| 86 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $50,820 | 7% below national |
| 87 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,590 | 8% below national |
| 88 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,540 | 8% below national |
| 89 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $50,480 | 8% below national |
| 90 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $50,360 | 8% below national |
| 91 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $50,240 | 8% below national |
| 92 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,220 | 8% below national |
| 93 | Cleveland, OH | $50,080 | 9% below national |
| 94 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $49,990 | 9% below national |
| 95 | Oklahoma City, OK | $49,980 | 9% below national |
| 96 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,970 | 9% below national |
| 97 | Iowa City, IA | $49,890 | 9% below national |
| 98 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,850 | 9% below national |
| 99 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,840 | 9% below national |
| 100 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,830 | 9% below national |
| 101 | Toledo, OH | $49,820 | 9% below national |
| 102 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $49,770 | 9% below national |
| 103 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,730 | 9% below national |
| 104 | Green Bay, WI | $49,660 | 9% below national |
| 105 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,340 | 10% below national |
| 106 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $49,210 | 10% below national |
| 107 | Reno, NV | $49,200 | 10% below national |
| 108 | Reading, PA | $49,160 | 10% below national |
| 109 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $49,030 | 11% below national |
| 110 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $48,980 | 11% below national |
| 111 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $48,720 | 11% below national |
| 112 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $48,690 | 11% below national |
| 113 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $48,690 | 11% below national |
| 114 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $48,550 | 11% below national |
| 115 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $48,520 | 12% below national |
| 116 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,240 | 12% below national |
| 117 | Omaha, NE-IA | $48,210 | 12% below national |
| 118 | Anchorage, AK | $48,060 | 12% below national |
| 119 | Midland, TX | $48,050 | 12% below national |
| 120 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,950 | 13% below national |
| 121 | Vallejo, CA | $47,950 | 13% below national |
| 122 | Springfield, MO | $47,940 | 13% below national |
| 123 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,920 | 13% below national |
| 124 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,890 | 13% below national |
| 125 | Roanoke, VA | $47,790 | 13% below national |
| 126 | Erie, PA | $47,720 | 13% below national |
| 127 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,680 | 13% below national |
| 128 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $47,560 | 13% below national |
| 129 | Jefferson City, MO | $47,400 | 14% below national |
| 130 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,340 | 14% below national |
| 131 | Tulsa, OK | $47,320 | 14% below national |
| 132 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $47,150 | 14% below national |
| 133 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,940 | 14% below national |
| 134 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,940 | 14% below national |
| 135 | Syracuse, NY | $46,940 | 14% below national |
| 136 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $46,920 | 14% below national |
| 137 | York-Hanover, PA | $46,800 | 15% below national |
| 138 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,790 | 15% below national |
| 139 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,760 | 15% below national |
| 140 | Ann Arbor, MI | $46,710 | 15% below national |
| 141 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $46,700 | 15% below national |
| 142 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $46,670 | 15% below national |
| 143 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,530 | 15% below national |
| 144 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,110 | 16% below national |
| 145 | Visalia, CA | $46,060 | 16% below national |
| 146 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,040 | 16% below national |
| 147 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $45,970 | 16% below national |
| 148 | Modesto, CA | $45,830 | 16% below national |
| 149 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,790 | 16% below national |
| 150 | Birmingham, AL | $45,780 | 17% below national |
| 151 | Fargo, ND-MN | $45,640 | 17% below national |
| 152 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,600 | 17% below national |
| 153 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,570 | 17% below national |
| 154 | Columbia, SC | $45,460 | 17% below national |
| 155 | Tucson, AZ | $45,130 | 18% below national |
| 156 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,070 | 18% below national |
| 157 | Madison, WI | $44,990 | 18% below national |
| 158 | Asheville, NC | $44,840 | 18% below national |
| 159 | Idaho Falls, ID | $44,790 | 18% below national |
| 160 | Boise City, ID | $44,650 | 19% below national |
| 161 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $44,650 | 19% below national |
| 162 | Waco, TX | $44,580 | 19% below national |
| 163 | Bloomington, IN | $44,540 | 19% below national |
| 164 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $44,500 | 19% below national |
| 165 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $44,350 | 19% below national |
| 166 | Glens Falls, NY | $44,320 | 19% below national |
| 167 | Wichita, KS | $44,290 | 19% below national |
| 168 | Harrisonburg, VA | $44,170 | 19% below national |
| 169 | Montgomery, AL | $44,150 | 19% below national |
| 170 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $43,860 | 20% below national |
| 171 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $43,850 | 20% below national |
| 172 | St. Cloud, MN | $43,840 | 20% below national |
| 173 | Mobile, AL | $43,740 | 20% below national |
| 174 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $43,660 | 20% below national |
| 175 | Wilmington, NC | $43,640 | 20% below national |
| 176 | Redding, CA | $43,620 | 20% below national |
| 177 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,590 | 20% below national |
| 178 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $43,480 | 21% below national |
| 179 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $43,250 | 21% below national |
| 180 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $43,250 | 21% below national |
| 181 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $42,880 | 22% below national |
| 182 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $42,170 | 23% below national |
| 183 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $41,930 | 24% below national |
| 184 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $41,930 | 24% below national |
| 185 | Winston-Salem, NC | $41,650 | 24% below national |
| 186 | Akron, OH | $41,600 | 24% below national |
| 187 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $41,130 | 25% below national |
| 188 | Huntsville, AL | $41,090 | 25% below national |
| 189 | Fort Wayne, IN | $40,570 | 26% below national |
| 190 | Duluth, MN-WI | $40,490 | 26% below national |
| 191 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $40,370 | 26% below national |
| 192 | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,240 | 27% below national |
| 193 | Lubbock, TX | $39,850 | 27% below national |
| 194 | Bangor, ME | $39,350 | 28% below national |
| 195 | Ogden, UT | $39,240 | 28% below national |
| 196 | Knoxville, TN | $39,160 | 29% below national |
| 197 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,660 | 29% below national |
| 198 | Fayetteville, NC | $38,120 | 30% below national |
| 199 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,020 | 31% below national |
| 200 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,800 | 31% below national |
| 201 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $37,790 | 31% below national |
| 202 | Albuquerque, NM | $37,440 | 32% below national |
| 203 | Helena, MT | $36,950 | 33% below national |
| 204 | Lafayette, LA | $36,640 | 33% below national |
| 205 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $36,300 | 34% below national |
| 206 | Amarillo, TX | $35,920 | 34% below national |
| 207 | El Paso, TX | $34,930 | 36% below national |
| 208 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $34,620 | 37% below national |
| 209 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $34,550 | 37% below national |
| 210 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $32,900 | 40% below national |
| 211 | Bowling Green, KY | $32,440 | 41% below national |
| 212 | St. George, UT | $32,040 | 42% below national |
| 213 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $30,640 | 44% below national |
| 214 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $29,350 | 46% below national |
| 215 | Logan, UT-ID | $26,580 | 52% below national |
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