How much do Sound Engineering Technicians make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Sound Engineering Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $56,540 and the 90th percentile is $171,640. The difference is $115,100, which is 121.2% 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 $77,080 to the 75th at $142,940, covers $65,860.

The mean annual wage is $108,850, which sits above the median of $94,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 29.9% higher than the national median of $73,130 for Sound Engineering Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,162, which is 12.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.5% higher than the California median of $78,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sound Engineering Technicians at $82,162 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. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st 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).).

• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $63,720 and employment of 70. That median is 32.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,736, against $82,162 here.

Employment share

Sound Engineering Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (460 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.30 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.