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Audio and Video Technicians Wage and Price Data in the US (2025)

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Audio and Video Technicians set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events. Excludes "Sound Engineering Technicians" (27-4014), "Lighting Technicians" (27-4015), and "Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers" (49-2097).

State Geographic Wage Rates for Audio and Video Technicians

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Average $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour IBISWorld
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Geographic Area Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry level ($/hour) 2025 Medium ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Alabama $XX $XX $XX $XX
Alaska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arizona $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arkansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
California $XX $XX $XX $XX
Colorado $XX $XX $XX $XX
Connecticut $XX $XX $XX $XX
Delaware $XX $XX $XX $XX
Florida $XX $XX $XX $XX
Georgia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hawaii $XX $XX $XX $XX
Idaho $XX $XX $XX $XX
Illinois $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Iowa $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kentucky $XX $XX $XX $XX
Louisiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maine $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maryland $XX $XX $XX $XX
Massachusetts $XX $XX $XX $XX
Michigan $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minnesota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mississippi $XX $XX $XX $XX
Missouri $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nebraska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nevada $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Hampshire $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Jersey $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Mexico $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ohio $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oregon $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pennsylvania $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rhode Island $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tennessee $XX $XX $XX $XX
Texas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Utah $XX $XX $XX $XX
Vermont $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wisconsin $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wyoming $XX $XX $XX $XX

Metropolitan Statistical Area Wage Rates for Audio and Video Technicians

Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Code ($/hour) 2025 Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry Level ($/hour) 2025 Median ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Auburn-Opelika, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Huntsville, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mobile, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montgomery, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Anchorage, AK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tucson, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Yuma, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Smith, AR-OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bakersfield, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fresno, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Modesto, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Redding, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salinas, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Santa Rosa, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Stockton-Lodi, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Visalia-Porterville, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Boulder, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Colorado Springs, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Collins, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Haven, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gainesville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jacksonville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Port St. Lucie, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tallahassee, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Athens-Clarke County, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Brunswick, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Savannah, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Urban Honolulu, HI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Boise City, ID $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Idaho Falls, ID $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Champaign-Urbana, IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Peoria, IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bloomington, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Evansville, IN-KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Wayne, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Terre Haute, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cedar Rapids, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Iowa City, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Topeka, KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wichita, KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bowling Green, KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lexington-Fayette, KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baton Rouge, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lafayette, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lake Charles, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salisbury, MD-DE $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, MA-CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Worcester, MA-CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ann Arbor, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Midland, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Duluth, MN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
St. Cloud, MN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jackson, MS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbia, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jefferson City, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas City, MO-KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
St. Louis, MO-IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Billings, MT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lincoln, NE $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Reno, NV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Manchester, NH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Trenton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albuquerque, NM $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Glens Falls, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ithaca, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rochester, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Syracuse, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Utica-Rome, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Asheville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fayetteville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greensboro-High Point, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Raleigh, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wilmington, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Winston-Salem, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fargo, ND-MN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Akron, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Canton-Massillon, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbus, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Dayton, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Toledo, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma City, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tulsa, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bend-Redmond, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eugene, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salem, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Erie, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lancaster, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pittsburgh, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Reading, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
State College, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
York-Hanover, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ponce, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbia, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chattanooga, TN-GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Knoxville, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Amarillo, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Austin-Round Rock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
College Station-Bryan, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Corpus Christi, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
El Paso, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Killeen-Temple, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lubbock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Midland, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tyler, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Waco, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Logan, UT-ID $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Provo-Orem, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
St. George, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salt Lake City, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Burlington-South Burlington, VT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charlottesville, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Harrisonburg, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Richmond, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Roanoke, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charleston, WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Appleton, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Green Bay, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Madison, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX

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What is the job of Audio and Video Technicians in the US in 2025?

Audio and Video Technicians set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events. Excludes "Sound Engineering Technicians" (27-4014), "Lighting Technicians" (27-4015), and "Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers" (49-2097).

What is the wage or salary of Audio and Video Technicians in the US?

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