SOC 49-2097 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers Salary by City

Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $90,180 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($81,070) and Santa Rosa, CA ($79,800), among the 85 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $57,930 and the median $52,600, for 19,780 workers (May 2025).

$57,930U.S. average
$90Khighest: San Jose, CA
$28Klowest: San Juan, PR
85metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA$90,180
San Francisco, CA$81,070
Santa Rosa, CA$79,800
Bridgeport, CT$76,830
Sacramento, CA$72,520
New York, NY$72,310
Hartford, CT$72,080
Seattle, WA$71,550
Chattanooga, TN$71,510
Riverside, CA$71,010
San Diego, CA$70,700
Chicago, IL$69,960
Waterbury, CT$69,750
Portland, OR$68,710
Philadelphia, PA$66,810
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary by state

Connecticut pays audiovisual equipment installers and repairers the most statewide, $73,110 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Connecticut$73,110$74,890n/a3$76,830$69,750
Washington$69,940$70,7203501$71,550$71,550
California$69,850$62,3902,5908$90,180$61,900
Delaware$69,640$69,990n/a0n/an/a
Maryland$68,600$65,1602001$66,570$66,570
Illinois$68,110$62,8705301$69,960$69,960
New Hampshire$67,840$62,810n/a1$64,560$64,560
Washington, D.C.$66,370$57,620n/a1$65,430$65,430
New York$64,370$62,3808705$72,310$46,320
Montana$62,260$60,900600n/an/a
Minnesota$61,050$54,330400n/an/a
Oregon$60,840$59,8901301$68,710$68,710
Massachusetts$60,650$56,040n/a2$62,610$58,800
New Jersey$60,190$48,7806500n/an/a
Pennsylvania$59,940$51,0105602$66,810$58,310
Colorado$59,870$57,6805503$61,620$56,140
Louisiana$59,030$53,3201401$60,280$60,280
Missouri$58,430$50,5405803$61,760$52,090
Iowa$57,680$64,390n/a0n/an/a
Utah$56,990$53,0803302$58,620$51,950
Kentucky$55,620$48,3801800n/an/a
Rhode Islandn/an/an/a1$55,470$55,470
Virginia$55,360$56,3103702$51,650$50,650
Ohio$54,580$48,1301902$57,270$53,100
Tennessee$54,310$48,0104004$71,510$52,240
Nevada$53,640$48,7501902$60,050$51,010
Kansas$53,320$50,1301000n/an/a
Idaho$53,160$56,6902402$54,760$54,350
Georgia$53,090$50,0908903$58,030$48,410
Florida$52,820$49,7801,6107$58,250$47,140
Alabama$52,130$46,7702302$56,290$54,430
Arizona$50,920$45,4005202$53,300$45,940
Oklahoma$50,890$47,8801501$52,220$52,220
Wisconsin$50,360$48,3001500n/an/a
Texas$49,820$47,7702,4907$54,310$43,280
New Mexico$49,780$45,5801101$47,580$47,580
Mississippi$49,550$41,9201200n/an/a
Arkansas$49,100$46,5302203$52,220$48,080
South Carolina$48,040$45,1804803$54,290$45,440
North Carolina$47,770$44,4906602$51,750$48,110
Michigan$46,670$45,4003102$49,130$43,250
North Dakota$46,410$50,890400n/an/a
Indiana$45,240$46,4501702$46,410$41,450
Nebraska$45,020$39,940n/a0n/an/a
South Dakota$39,280$38,860601$39,110$39,110
Wyoming$36,100$33,300300n/an/a
Puerto Rico$27,740$26,010501$28,380$28,380
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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$90,180$78,580$43.36240
San Francisco, CA$81,070$73,890$38.97n/a
Santa Rosa, CA$79,800$65,610$38.3730
Bridgeport, CT$76,830$79,040$36.94n/a
Sacramento, CA$72,520$63,270$34.87n/a
New York, NY$72,310$71,990$34.76760
Hartford, CT$72,080$74,890$34.65n/a
Seattle, WA$71,550$70,720$34.40260
Chattanooga, TN$71,510$54,330$34.3830
Riverside, CA$71,010$62,420$34.14180
San Diego, CA$70,700$63,720$33.99210
Chicago, IL$69,960$63,130$33.64470
Waterbury, CT$69,750$73,870$33.5370
Portland, OR$68,710$63,110$33.0470
Philadelphia, PA$66,810$64,490$32.12430
Baltimore, MD$66,570$65,150$32.01100
Oxnard, CA$65,730$50,210$31.60n/a
Washington, DC$65,430$63,140$31.46260
Manchester, NH$64,560$68,920$31.04n/a
Boston, MA$62,610$57,930$30.10n/a
Los Angeles, CA$61,900$51,210$29.761,060
St. Louis, MO$61,760$56,000$29.69240
Denver, CO$61,620$57,760$29.62350
Buffalo, NY$61,460$60,490$29.55n/a
New Orleans, LA$60,280$53,320$28.9870
Reno, NV$60,050$52,800$28.8750
Kansas City, MO$58,960$55,410$28.35170
Worcester, MA$58,800$55,760$28.27n/a
Rochester, NY$58,640$60,520$28.1950
Salt Lake City, UT$58,620$53,080$28.18190
Pittsburgh, PA$58,310$51,260$28.04100
Orlando, FL$58,250$50,140$28.01400
Colorado Springs, CO$58,210$57,710$27.9970
Atlanta, GA$58,030$58,660$27.90470
Cincinnati, OH$57,270$55,420$27.5490
Birmingham, AL$56,290$48,400$27.06n/a
Boulder, CO$56,140$52,120$26.9930
Providence, RI$55,470$53,810$26.6760
Coeur d'Alene, ID$54,760$57,530$26.3330
Huntsville, AL$54,430$49,000$26.1740
Albany, NY$54,380$50,750$26.15130
Boise, ID$54,350$56,690$26.13140
Austin, TX$54,310$52,270$26.11280
Charleston, SC$54,290$59,560$26.10n/a
San Antonio, TX$53,360$51,860$25.66210
Phoenix, AZ$53,300$47,460$25.63340
Akron, OH$53,100$47,600$25.5340
Tampa, FL$53,060$47,580$25.51n/a
Dallas, TX$52,570$51,530$25.27680
Knoxville, TN$52,440$46,990$25.2160
Nashville, TN$52,360$50,430$25.17200
Memphis, TN$52,240$47,160$25.1250
Fayetteville, AR$52,220$49,410$25.1170
Oklahoma City, OK$52,220$49,870$25.1070
Columbia, MO$52,090$44,070$25.0430
Ogden, UT$51,950$46,940$24.9840
Raleigh, NC$51,750$54,130$24.88110
Richmond, VA$51,650$50,250$24.8370
Miami, FL$51,290$51,170$24.66360
Las Vegas, NV$51,010$48,100$24.53130
Virginia Beach, VA$50,650$48,900$24.3560
Sarasota, FL$50,640$49,780$24.35n/a
Houston, TX$50,130$46,400$24.10600
Savannah, GA$49,290$47,070$23.7090
Detroit, MI$49,130$46,710$23.62130
Pensacola, FL$48,800$46,260$23.4650
Augusta, GA$48,410$43,190$23.2740
Jonesboro, AR$48,330$46,770$23.2440
Charlotte, NC$48,110$44,490$23.13280
Little Rock, AR$48,080$44,230$23.1260
Lakeland, FL$47,740$43,320$22.9550
Albuquerque, NM$47,580$45,120$22.87n/a
Columbia, SC$47,540$44,240$22.8580
Jacksonville, FL$47,140$44,550$22.6690
Indianapolis, IN$46,410$46,770$22.31n/a
Syracuse, NY$46,320$38,600$22.2770
Tucson, AZ$45,940$44,460$22.0970
Greenville, SC$45,440$43,780$21.85120
Lubbock, TX$44,930$43,680$21.6030
El Paso, TX$43,790$40,350$21.0560
McAllen, TX$43,280$43,370$20.8140
Grand Rapids, MI$43,250$38,130$20.7950
Fort Wayne, IN$41,450$41,240$19.9340
Sioux Falls, SD$39,110$39,520$18.8030
San Juan, PR$28,380$29,040$13.64n/a

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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary: questions

Where do audiovisual equipment installers and repairers make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $90,180 a year, among the 85 metro areas we cover.

What is the average audiovisual equipment installers and repairers salary in the U.S.?

$57,930 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $52,600, so half of audiovisual equipment installers and repairers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should audiovisual equipment installers and repairers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of audiovisual equipment installers and repairers nationwide earn between $44,490 (25th percentile) and $67,300 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays audiovisual equipment installers and repairers the most?

Connecticut, with a statewide average of $73,110 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is audiovisual equipment installers and repairers pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $28,380 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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