Sound Engineering Technicians Salary in the US
A sound engineering technicians earns a national median of $73,130 a year (mean $81,390) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #296 of 825.
How much does a sound engineering technicians earn in the US?
A sound engineering technicians in the United States earns a median of $73,130 a year (mean $81,390), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 43% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 13,080 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-4014), ranked #296 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$73,130
per year
Mean
$81,390
per year
Employment
13,080
US workers
National rank
#296
of 825 by median
What a sound engineering technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a sound engineering technicians (SOC 27-4014) earns a median annual wage of $73,130 and a mean (average) of $81,390. The median is the midpoint — half of sound engineering technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 43% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a sound engineering technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for sound engineering technicians is $73,130, and the mean (average) is $81,390. The median is the midpoint — half of sound engineering technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does sound engineering technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $73,130, a sound engineering technicians earns 43% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many sound engineering technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 13,080 sound engineering technicians employed nationally (SOC 27-4014), across all industries.
- Where does this sound engineering technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-4014. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-4014 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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