Audio engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$78.49 per hour

$163,250 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$31.95 per hour

$66,450 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$18.80 per hour

$39,090 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$12.34 per hour

$25,660 per year

10th percentile

Starting level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$11.33 per hour

$23,570 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Audio engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New York $97,430
New Jersey $92,460
Massachusetts $81,120
District of Columbia $80,610
Alabama $76,600
Connecticut $76,080
Minnesota $69,230
California $63,340
Georgia $62,170
Washington $60,590
Michigan $60,070
Texas $59,190
Nevada $56,020
Louisiana $55,450
Iowa $50,860
New Mexico $50,290
Colorado $49,040
Missouri $48,790
Tennessee $47,570
Maryland $47,230
Oregon $47,230
Florida $47,040
Ohio $46,020
Arkansas $45,130
Arizona $44,880
Oklahoma $44,560
Hawaii $42,230
Illinois $41,500
Indiana $39,090
Pennsylvania $38,670
North Carolina $38,550
Wisconsin $38,380
South Carolina $37,460
Puerto Rico $34,830
Virginia $28,890
Utah $24,070
Kentucky $20,880

How do audio engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Audio engineers earn about the same as related careers in Indiana. On average, they make less than music teachers but more than locomotive engineers.

Career Median Salary
Music teacher salary $64K
Operations research analyst salary $74K
Technical writer salary $63K
Distance learning coordinator salary $63K
Intelligence analyst salary $61K
Audio engineer salary $39K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $62K
Power engineer salary $76K
Online merchant salary $62K
Locomotive engineer salary $64K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)