Audio and Video Technicians pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,650 or more. The middle half of audio and video technicians in Los Angeles earn between $49,240 and $94,000.
- $39K10th
- $49K25th
- $65KMedian
- $94K75th
- $129K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $74,760 | $6,230 | $35.94 |
| Median | $64,900 | $5,408 | $31.20 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $49,240 | $4,103 | $23.67 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $94,000 | $7,833 | $45.19 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Audio and Video Technicians salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $74,760, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $58,515 a year, or $4,876 a month and $2,251 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Los Angeles a good place for audio and video technicians? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $74,760 buys what about $65,830 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 13.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Audio and Video Technicians salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 3rd of 18 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($82,250).
- San Francisco$82,250
- San Jose$81,730
- Los Angeles$74,760
- Santa Maria$70,170
- Salinas$66,950
- Stockton$63,190
- Santa Rosa$62,500
- Sacramento$62,100
- San Diego$62,070
- Santa Cruz$62,040
Highest-paying cities for audio and video technicians
Boston, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,310).
- Boston, MA$82,310
- San Francisco, CA$82,250
- San Jose, CA$81,730
- Seattle, WA$79,730
- Atlantic City, NJ$78,560
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Audio and Video Technicians salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do audio and video technicians make an hour in Los Angeles?
$35.94 an hour on average, and $31.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level audio and video technicians salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,240, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the audio and video technicians take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $58,515 a year ($4,876 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,760. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do audio and video technicians earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 15% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,058).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-4011; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.66, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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