Sound Engineering Technicians pay range in San Francisco
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $171,640 or more. The middle half of sound engineering technicians in San Francisco earn between $77,080 and $142,940.
- $57K10th
- $77K25th
- $95KMedian
- $143K75th
- $172K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $108,850 | $9,071 | $52.33 |
| Median | $94,990 | $7,916 | $45.67 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $77,080 | $6,423 | $37.06 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $142,940 | $11,912 | $68.72 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sound Engineering Technicians salary after taxes in San Francisco
On the average salary of $108,850, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $79,375 a year, or $6,615 a month and $3,053 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 San Francisco a good place for sound engineering technicians? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Francisco area are 16% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 115.6), so the average $108,850 buys what about $94,150 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 10.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Sound Engineering Technicians salary in other California cities
San Francisco ranks 1st of 5 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- San Francisco$108,850
- Los Angeles$84,140
- Sacramento$78,620
- Riverside$70,020
- San Diego$67,810
Highest-paying cities for sound engineering technicians
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,850).
- San Francisco, CA$108,850
- New York, NY$101,120
- Nashville, TN$94,530
- Washington, DC$90,620
- Boston, MA$89,430
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Sound Engineering Technicians salary in San Francisco: questions
How much do sound engineering technicians make an hour in San Francisco?
$52.33 an hour on average, and $45.67 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sound engineering technicians salary in San Francisco?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,080, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sound engineering technicians take-home pay in San Francisco?
About $79,375 a year ($6,615 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $108,850. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do sound engineering technicians earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?
The average here is 30% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($83,987).
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 27-4014; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
- 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 2.32, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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