Average Audio And Video Technicians Salary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Audio And Video Technicians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earn a median annual salary of $58,280, which is +6.3% compared to the national median. There are 720 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (metro area).

$58,280

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median annual wage

$28/hour median

+6.3%

Difference vs national median

National median is $54,830

720

Local employment

0.5 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.18

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $43,250
25th: $46,060
Median: $58,280
75th: $67,220
90th: $86,000

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

104.5%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$55,777

Goods: 102.4%
Services: 110.2%
Rents: 118.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$78,480	Compare	1,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$76,450	Compare	1,010
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$76,170	Compare	50
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$75,660	Compare	600
Springfield, MA	$75,560	Compare	70
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$73,140	Compare	7,970

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Physicians, All Other	$226,570	1.25
Podiatrists	$218,390	1.63
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$213,490	N/A
Nurse Anesthetists	$209,340	0.95
Pediatricians, General	$187,190	0.76
Dentists, General	$186,530	1.11
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$181,320	0.89
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$173,130	1.31

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has salary data for 672 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Audio And Video Technicians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Audio And Video Technicians are projected to change by +3.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.