SOC 49-2097 · Lubbock, TX metro

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers in Lubbock, Texas is $44,930 a year ($21.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,680: half of the 30 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($57,930).

$44,930average per year

$21.60 / hourMedian $43,680Take-home ≈ $38,281

  • $30K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#5 of 7Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,460 or more. The middle half of audiovisual equipment installers and repairers in Lubbock earn between $33,440 and $52,660.

  • $30K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,930$3,744$21.60
Median$43,680$3,640$21.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,440$2,787$16.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,660$4,388$25.32

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers in Lubbock earn 10% less than the Texas average ($49,820) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($57,930). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $52,600.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$44,930$43,680$29,660$62,46030
Texas$49,820$47,770$31,540$68,9202,490
United States$57,930$52,600$36,760$84,19019,780

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $44,930, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $38,281 a year, or $3,190 a month and $1,472 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Lubbock a good place for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $44,930 buys what about $49,202 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 5th of 7 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($54,310).

All Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($90,180).

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary by city

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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary in Lubbock: questions

How much do audiovisual equipment installers and repairers make an hour in Lubbock?

$21.60 an hour on average, and $21.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level audiovisual equipment installers and repairers salary in Lubbock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the audiovisual equipment installers and repairers take-home pay in Lubbock?

About $38,281 a year ($3,190 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,930. Texas has no state income tax.

Do audiovisual equipment installers and repairers earn more in Lubbock than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($57,930).

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 49-2097; area Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.55, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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