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How much do Sound Engineering Technicians make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sound Engineering Technicians in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $53,780. The 10th percentile is $35,400 and the 90th percentile is $70,730. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$53,780
- 10th percentile
- $35,400
- 25th percentile
- $51,580
- Median
- $53,780
- 75th percentile
- $67,360
- 90th percentile
- $70,730
- Mean
- $59,270
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Sound Engineering Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,400 and the 90th percentile is $70,730. The difference is $35,330, which is 65.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $51,580 to the 75th at $67,360, covers $15,780.
The mean annual wage is $59,270, which sits above the median of $53,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 26.5% lower than the national median of $73,130 for Sound Engineering Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,391, which is 22.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 16% lower than the Ohio median of $64,030.
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sound Engineering Technicians at $56,391 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Sound Engineering Technicians. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $74,100 and employment of 30. That median is 37.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,614, against $56,391 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Sound Engineering Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Sound Engineering Technicians make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sound Engineering Technicians in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $53,780. The 10th percentile is $35,400 and the 90th percentile is $70,730.
How does that compare with the national median for Sound Engineering Technicians?
The local median is 26.5% lower than the national median of $73,130.
What is Sound Engineering Technicians pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $53,780 is $56,391. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Sound Engineering Technicians?
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $74,100. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.