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SOC 27-4011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Audio and Video Technicians — Evansville

Evansville, IN · 6 metro areas compared

$45,860 /year
$22.05per hour
40jobs in area
−21.1%vs US median

The median wage for Audio and Video Technicians in Evansville, IN is $45,860 per year, 21.1% below the national median of $58,100.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $58,10010TH$21,58025TH$36,250MEDIAN$45,86075TH$49,64090TH$58,940

How pay has moved

$55,658$15,47320192020202120222025$45,860
$22,170 in 2019 to $45,860 in 2025, +106.9% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.3%
Openings per year
7,300
Typical entry-level education
Postsecondary nondegree award
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

11.0% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Evansville, IN.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Audio and Video Technicians in Evansville, IN is $45,860 per year, 21.1% below the national median of $58,100. Pay ranges from under $21,580 at the tenth percentile to more than $58,940 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $36,250 to $49,640.

Employment stands at 40, or 0.3 jobs per thousand held locally. Indianapolis leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $58,340. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 256th of 376 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Evansville, IN · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$21,580−62.9%
25th$36,250−37.6%
Median (50th)$45,860−21.1%
75th$49,640−14.6%
90th$58,940+1.4%
Mean$42,320−27.2%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Indiana

Median annual wage for Audio and Video Technicians, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Indianapolis$58,340700
2Fort Wayne$50,130—
3Elkhart$47,32040
4South Bend$46,48070
5Lafayette$44,55050
6Bloomington$43,26050

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Evansville run 8.5% below the national average, so the median of $45,860 goes as far as $50,120 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 13.7% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$45,860as reported by BLS

Local price level

91.5US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$50,120US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $45,860 a year, 21.1% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $21,580 to $58,940 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 40 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Indianapolis, at $58,340.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Audio and Video Technicians in Evansville, IN?

The median annual wage is $45,860, or $22.05 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $58,100, so pay in Evansville, IN is 21.1% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Evansville, IN earns more than $58,940 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $21,580 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Indianapolis, at $58,340 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 40 jobs in this occupation in Evansville, IN. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.