Audio engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$110.61 per hour

$230,068 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$69.27 per hour

$144,083 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$41.18 per hour

$85,663 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$24.49 per hour

$50,931 per year

10th percentile

Starting level audio engineer earnings begin at:

$15.33 per hour

$31,896 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Audio engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Connecticut $85,663
Louisiana $80,010
Washington $72,970
District of Columbia $70,240
New York $68,430
Michigan $60,290
Georgia $59,450
Nevada $56,020
New Jersey $55,570
Illinois $54,605
Wisconsin $54,480
Virginia $54,030
Kentucky $52,594
Colorado $52,280
Tennessee $51,970
Iowa $50,860
Massachusetts $50,340
Florida $48,890
New Mexico $47,780
South Carolina $47,230
Texas $46,910
Maryland $46,560
Ohio $45,210
Arkansas $45,130
Pennsylvania $43,950
Minnesota $43,030
Hawaii $42,230
Missouri $41,840
North Carolina $41,420
Arizona $39,830
California $39,244
Oregon $39,170
Indiana $35,780
Oklahoma $35,050
Alabama $29,110
Puerto Rico $27,100
Utah $21,070

How do audio engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Audio engineers earn about the same as related careers in Connecticut. On average, they make less than computer network architects but more than software engineers.

Career Median Salary
Computer network architect salary $122K
Computer and information research scientist salary $122K
Audio engineer salary $86K
Information security analyst salary $108K
Database architect salary $100K
Computer hardware engineer salary $100K
Software engineer salary $100K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)