Pay by state · 50 states
Audio and Video Technician Salary by State (2026)
Audio and Video Technicians earn the most in District of Columbia at $78,770 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $30,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $58,100. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $78,770District of Columbia
- National median
- $58,100BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $30,860Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Audio and Video Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of audio and video technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $78,770 | $57,170 | $104,240 | 830 | $71,674 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $71,040 | $55,840 | $82,420 | 2,280 | $65,291 |
| 3 | MDMaryland | $70,040 | $55,480 | $80,770 | 1,770 | $66,731 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $69,270 | $57,720 | $84,680 | 1,360 | $64,730 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $67,600 | $53,780 | $92,760 | 7,990 | $62,638 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $64,620 | $48,230 | $87,450 | 9,280 | $58,363 |
| 7 | RIRhode Island | $64,070 | $53,330 | $79,570 | 150 | $62,642 |
| 8 | NVNevada | $62,770 | $52,350 | $77,860 | 1,580 | $62,783 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $62,120 | $48,650 | $80,210 | 820 | $59,956 |
| 10 | AKAlaska | $62,060 | $50,860 | $82,230 | 70 | $60,630 |
| 11 | ILIllinois | $60,740 | $42,320 | $84,350 | 3,020 | $60,766 |
| 12 | HIHawaii | $60,150 | $46,450 | $66,980 | 430 | $54,706 |
| 13 | DEDelaware | $59,700 | $52,190 | $74,880 | 130 | $59,815 |
| 14 | MIMichigan | $58,300 | $47,490 | $63,010 | 1,700 | $60,592 |
| 15 | PAPennsylvania | $56,890 | $45,380 | $74,370 | 3,080 | $58,306 |
| 16 | COColorado | $56,790 | $47,460 | $69,060 | 830 | $55,108 |
| 17 | NHNew Hampshire | $56,180 | $46,350 | $66,440 | 170 | $53,934 |
| 18 | FLFlorida | $54,230 | $46,040 | $67,330 | 6,000 | $52,440 |
| 19 | VAVirginia | $53,960 | $47,060 | $65,630 | 1,900 | $53,371 |
| 20 | MNMinnesota | $53,800 | $45,200 | $70,210 | 960 | $54,552 |
| 21 | OROregon | $52,000 | $44,230 | $64,120 | 630 | $50,309 |
| 22 | SCSouth Carolina | $52,000 | $47,900 | $78,520 | 440 | $55,467 |
| 23 | VTVermont | $51,500 | $45,590 | $63,450 | 170 | $52,574 |
| 24 | WIWisconsin | $51,390 | $45,180 | $65,810 | 760 | $54,615 |
| 25 | GAGeorgia | $51,350 | $45,010 | $78,890 | 1,630 | $53,327 |
| 26 | IAIowa | $51,030 | $43,830 | $64,260 | 290 | $58,146 |
| 27 | MOMissouri | $50,680 | $45,030 | $63,540 | 1,370 | $55,805 |
| 28 | NENebraska | $50,660 | $40,880 | $61,420 | 290 | $56,225 |
| 29 | ALAlabama | $50,160 | $39,630 | $64,170 | 320 | $56,472 |
| 30 | NDNorth Dakota | $50,110 | $47,990 | $52,000 | 100 | $56,329 |
| 31 | KSKansas | $50,030 | $45,760 | $65,580 | 220 | $55,547 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $49,970 | $40,230 | $60,780 | 1,640 | $54,392 |
| 33 | IDIdaho | $49,950 | $46,210 | $73,100 | 210 | $52,307 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $49,890 | $39,340 | $64,940 | 1,430 | $53,776 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $49,870 | $44,280 | $68,530 | 1,390 | $53,435 |
| 36 | WYWyoming | $49,680 | $47,870 | $62,850 | 50 | $53,597 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $49,440 | $44,260 | $60,540 | 4,280 | $50,939 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $49,010 | $41,590 | $59,950 | 540 | $55,793 |
| 39 | UTUtah | $48,730 | $45,750 | $78,470 | 1,880 | $49,290 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $48,320 | $40,750 | $60,140 | 600 | $53,594 |
| 41 | AZArizona | $47,140 | $43,010 | $61,060 | 1,340 | $46,823 |
| 42 | NMNew Mexico | $47,070 | $36,070 | $51,020 | 420 | $51,045 |
| 43 | MTMontana | $46,700 | $43,590 | $55,380 | 140 | $49,342 |
| 44 | NCNorth Carolina | $46,700 | $40,350 | $52,020 | 1,870 | $49,509 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $46,590 | $46,350 | $54,870 | 200 | $52,058 |
| 46 | MEMaine | $46,080 | $40,760 | $58,530 | 150 | $47,481 |
| 47 | LALouisiana | $44,480 | $37,260 | $50,530 | 860 | $50,427 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $43,910 | $36,030 | $50,440 | 150 | $50,508 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $43,500 | $38,250 | $52,000 | 200 | $50,027 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $30,860 | $24,340 | $39,110 | 280 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Audio and Video Technicians, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $78,770, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $71,674.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Audio and Video Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Audio and Video Technicians the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Audio and Video Technicians at $78,770 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($71,040) and Maryland ($70,040).
Which state pays Audio and Video Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Audio and Video Technicians at $30,860 a year, $47,910 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Audio and Video Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $71,674 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $78,770. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.