State wages ยท Cost of living
Audio and Video Technicians pay by state
The highest published median is in New Jersey, at $75,220. Delaware leads after cost of living, at $69,440. West Virginia has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($54,830).
National median
$54,830
Highest state median
$75,220
New Jersey
Best adjusted pay
$69,440
Delaware
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $38,190Higher: $69,440Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Delaware | $69,310 | +26.4% | 99.808 | $69,440 | 1 |
| New Jersey | $75,220 | +37.2% | 108.805 | $69,130 | 2 |
| Washington | $73,160 | +33.4% | 107.013 | $68,370 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $72,030 | +31.4% | 109.901 | $65,540 | 4 |
| West Virginia | $58,000 | +5.8% | 89.497 | $64,810 | 5 |
| Wyoming | $59,390 | +8.3% | 92.691 | $64,070 | 6 |
| Missouri | $56,830 | +3.6% | 90.817 | $62,580 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $63,000 | +14.9% | 103.61 | $60,800 | 8 |
| Nevada | $59,270 | +8.1% | 99.979 | $59,280 | 9 |
| New York | $63,640 | +16.1% | 107.921 | $58,970 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | $61,410 | +12.0% | 104.165 | $58,950 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,450 | +4.8% | 97.572 | $58,880 | 12 |
| Massachusetts | $61,680 | +12.5% | 105.757 | $58,320 | 13 |
| Iowa | $50,720 | -7.5% | 87.762 | $57,790 | 14 |
| Maryland | $59,820 | +9.1% | 104.959 | $56,990 | 15 |
| California | $62,240 | +13.5% | 110.72 | $56,210 | 16 |
| Rhode Island | $57,250 | +4.4% | 102.28 | $55,970 | 17 |
| Illinois | $55,030 | +0.4% | 99.958 | $55,050 | 18 |
| Hawaii | $60,180 | +9.8% | 109.951 | $54,730 | 19 |
| Michigan | $52,240 | -4.7% | 96.217 | $54,290 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | $47,320 | -13.7% | 87.843 | $53,870 | 21 |
| Nebraska | $48,470 | -11.6% | 90.103 | $53,790 | 22 |
| Colorado | $54,920 | +0.2% | 103.052 | $53,290 | 23 |
| Georgia | $51,000 | -7.0% | 96.293 | $52,960 | 24 |
| New Mexico | $48,210 | -12.1% | 92.212 | $52,280 | 25 |
| Kansas | $47,070 | -14.2% | 90.068 | $52,260 | 26 |
| Tennessee | $48,010 | -12.4% | 91.87 | $52,260 | 26 |
| Oregon | $53,850 | -1.8% | 103.361 | $52,100 | 28 |
| Indiana | $48,190 | -12.1% | 93.329 | $51,630 | 29 |
| North Dakota | $45,740 | -16.6% | 88.959 | $51,420 | 30 |
| Wisconsin | $48,280 | -11.9% | 94.095 | $51,310 | 31 |
| Ohio | $47,560 | -13.3% | 92.774 | $51,260 | 32 |
| Texas | $49,290 | -10.1% | 97.057 | $50,780 | 33 |
| Virginia | $50,990 | -7.0% | 101.104 | $50,430 | 34 |
| South Carolina | $46,890 | -14.5% | 93.749 | $50,020 | 35 |
| Idaho | $46,800 | -14.6% | 95.494 | $49,010 | 36 |
| Alabama | $43,240 | -21.1% | 88.823 | $48,680 | 37 |
| Florida | $50,170 | -8.5% | 103.414 | $48,510 | 38 |
| Minnesota | $47,460 | -13.4% | 98.621 | $48,120 | 39 |
| Alaska | $48,060 | -12.3% | 102.359 | $46,950 | 40 |
| North Carolina | $43,870 | -20.0% | 94.326 | $46,510 | 41 |
| Kentucky | $41,590 | -24.1% | 90.159 | $46,130 | 42 |
| Montana | $43,500 | -20.7% | 94.645 | $45,960 | 43 |
| Louisiana | $40,240 | -26.6% | 88.207 | $45,620 | 44 |
| Arizona | $45,790 | -16.5% | 100.677 | $45,480 | 45 |
| Maine | $43,860 | -20.0% | 97.05 | $45,190 | 46 |
| Arkansas | $38,620 | -29.6% | 86.937 | $44,420 | 47 |
| Vermont | $42,170 | -23.1% | 97.958 | $43,050 | 48 |
| South Dakota | $37,440 | -31.7% | 88.586 | $42,260 | 49 |
| Utah | $41,600 | -24.1% | 98.864 | $42,080 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.