Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-2097) earn a median $52,600 a year ($25.29 an hour) in the United States, with 19,780 employed as of May 2025; the highest-paying state is Connecticut.
What audiovisual equipment installers and repairers do
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers set up, repair or adjust audio and television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems and other electronic entertainment equipment, in homes or other venues, and may perform routine maintenance. On an install they position or mount speakers and wire them to consoles, calibrate and test the equipment, and instruct customers on its safe and proper use. Calibration and testing involve locating circuit and component faults with hand and power tools and measuring instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes. In repair, they confer with customers to determine the nature of the problem or explain the repair, make service calls to fix units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs. They read and interpret circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings and service manuals, and tune or adjust equipment to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception. Titles include audio video mechanic, cable installer and cable TV installer. Audio and video technicians (27-4011) are excluded.
Typical entry: Most workers in this occupation report a high school diploma or equivalent as their level of education, according to O*NET.
Also called: A/V Installation Tech (Audio Visual Installation Technician), A/V Installer (Audio Visual Installer), Audio Installer, Audio Video Installer, Audio Video Mechanic.
National wage percentiles, May 2025
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| United States | Hourly | $17.67 | $21.39 | $25.29 | $32.36 | $40.48 | $27.85 | 19,780 |
| Annual | $36,760 | $44,490 | $52,600 | $67,300 | $84,190 | $57,930 | ||
Employment per 1,000 jobs and the location quotient are area measures; they appear in the state and metro tables below. To see what a wage in this range leaves after tax, use FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.
Where audiovisual equipment installers and repairers earn and work most
Five highest-paying states
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Connecticut | Hourly | $26.04 | $35.52 | $36.01 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $35.15 | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $54,160 | $73,870 | $74,890 | $79,040 | $79,040 | $73,110 | ||||
| Washington | Hourly | $24.61 | $27.86 | $34.00 | $38.20 | $44.62 | $33.63 | 350 | 0.10 | 0.78 |
| Annual | $51,190 | $57,950 | $70,720 | $79,450 | $92,800 | $69,940 | ||||
| Delaware | Hourly | $23.31 | $26.02 | $33.65 | $39.21 | $48.07 | $33.48 | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $48,490 | $54,110 | $69,990 | $81,560 | $99,990 | $69,640 | ||||
| Maryland | Hourly | $22.37 | $24.83 | $31.33 | $37.09 | $44.05 | $32.98 | 200 | 0.07 | 0.58 |
| Annual | $46,530 | $51,650 | $65,160 | $77,140 | $91,630 | $68,600 | ||||
| Iowa | Hourly | $16.81 | $21.29 | $30.96 | $32.51 | $33.27 | $27.73 | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $34,970 | $44,280 | $64,390 | $67,630 | $69,190 | $57,680 | ||||
Five states with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| California | Hourly | $21.20 | $22.58 | $30.00 | $42.48 | $50.43 | $33.58 | 2,590 | 0.14 | 1.12 |
| Annual | $44,100 | $46,970 | $62,390 | $88,360 | $104,890 | $69,850 | ||||
| Texas | Hourly | $15.16 | $18.45 | $22.97 | $28.61 | $33.14 | $23.95 | 2,490 | 0.18 | 1.39 |
| Annual | $31,540 | $38,370 | $47,770 | $59,510 | $68,920 | $49,820 | ||||
| Florida | Hourly | $17.50 | $21.11 | $23.93 | $27.77 | $34.47 | $25.40 | 1,610 | 0.16 | 1.28 |
| Annual | $36,390 | $43,900 | $49,780 | $57,760 | $71,700 | $52,820 | ||||
| Georgia | Hourly | $17.45 | $20.78 | $24.08 | $30.79 | $36.58 | $25.52 | 890 | 0.18 | 1.43 |
| Annual | $36,290 | $43,220 | $50,090 | $64,040 | $76,090 | $53,090 | ||||
| New York | Hourly | $21.77 | $24.40 | $29.99 | $34.79 | $40.96 | $30.95 | 870 | 0.09 | 0.70 |
| Annual | $45,270 | $50,750 | $62,380 | $72,370 | $85,190 | $64,370 | ||||
Five highest-paying metropolitan areas
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Hourly | $35.61 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.01 | $36.94 | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $74,070 | $79,040 | $79,040 | $79,040 | $79,050 | $76,830 | ||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Hourly | $25.95 | $31.17 | $37.78 | $58.64 | $64.67 | $43.36 | 240 | 0.21 | 1.64 |
| Annual | $53,970 | $64,830 | $78,580 | $121,980 | $134,500 | $90,180 | ||||
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Hourly | $24.29 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.01 | $37.17 | $34.65 | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $50,520 | $74,890 | $74,890 | $74,890 | $77,310 | $72,080 | ||||
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Hourly | $26.97 | $31.04 | $35.53 | $45.70 | $57.24 | $38.97 | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $56,100 | $64,570 | $73,890 | $95,060 | $119,060 | $81,070 | ||||
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | Hourly | $23.91 | $30.03 | $35.52 | $35.52 | $36.66 | $33.53 | 70 | 0.45 | 3.55 |
| Annual | $49,730 | $62,460 | $73,870 | $73,870 | $76,260 | $69,750 | ||||
Five metropolitan areas with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Hourly | $20.90 | $21.20 | $24.62 | $42.48 | $42.48 | $29.76 | 1,060 | 0.17 | 1.33 |
| Annual | $43,470 | $44,100 | $51,210 | $88,360 | $88,360 | $61,900 | ||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Hourly | $15.49 | $26.73 | $34.61 | $40.74 | $50.08 | $34.76 | 760 | 0.08 | 0.63 |
| Annual | $32,220 | $55,600 | $71,990 | $84,740 | $104,160 | $72,310 | ||||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Hourly | $16.86 | $21.33 | $24.77 | $29.53 | $34.25 | $25.27 | 680 | 0.17 | 1.32 |
| Annual | $35,060 | $44,370 | $51,530 | $61,430 | $71,240 | $52,570 | ||||
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Hourly | $16.21 | $20.64 | $22.31 | $27.89 | $32.87 | $24.10 | 600 | 0.18 | 1.43 |
| Annual | $33,710 | $42,930 | $46,400 | $58,000 | $68,370 | $50,130 | ||||
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Hourly | $20.78 | $21.95 | $28.20 | $31.81 | $36.58 | $27.90 | 470 | 0.16 | 1.27 |
| Annual | $43,230 | $45,650 | $58,660 | $66,160 | $76,090 | $58,030 | ||||
Top industries employing audiovisual equipment installers and repairers
Electronics and Appliance Retailers employ 36.1% of audiovisual equipment installers and repairers nationally (7,140 jobs) at a median $50,780 a year ($24.41 an hour), followed by Building Equipment Contractors (27.6%) and Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) (7.8%).
| Industry | Employment | Share of occupation | Median annual | Median hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics and Appliance Retailers NAICS 449200 | 7,140 | 36.1% | $50,780 | $24.41 |
| Building Equipment Contractors NAICS 238200 | 5,450 | 27.6% | $57,530 | $27.66 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) NAICS 5320A1 | 1,540 | 7.8% | $46,930 | $22.56 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) NAICS 4230A1 | 790 | 4.0% | $60,780 | $29.22 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811200 | 770 | 3.9% | $43,030 | $20.69 |
Share is the industry's employment over the occupation's national employment (19,780). Industries whose employment BLS withheld are not ranked.
Published medians, May 2021 to May 2025
BLS published a median annual wage of $44,790 for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers in May 2021 and $52,600 in May 2025, with employment of 21,540 and 19,780.
| Release | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $44,790 | $21.54 | 21,540 |
| May 2022 | $44,960 | $21.61 | 22,200 |
| May 2023 | $48,380 | $23.26 | 24,720 |
| May 2024 | $50,620 | $24.34 | 22,170 |
| May 2025 | $52,600 | $25.29 | 19,780 |
BLS does not design OEWS as a time series: each release pools three years of samples, and occupational classifications, area definitions and estimation methods change between releases, so a difference between two releases is not a measure of change over time. The figures are shown as published, side by side, and nothing is computed from them. See how often OEWS is updated.
Every state, by median wage
45 states and DC publish a row for this occupation. A linked state has its own page with the within-state metro table and comparison; the others appear here only.
| Rank | State | Median hourly | Median annual | 10th pct (annual) | 90th pct (annual) | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut profile | $36.01 | $74,890 | $54,160 | $79,040 | ** | ** | ** |
| 2 | Washington profile | $34.00 | $70,720 | $51,190 | $92,800 | 350 | 0.10 | 0.78 |
| 3 | Delaware profile | $33.65 | $69,990 | $48,490 | $99,990 | ** | ** | ** |
| 4 | Maryland profile | $31.33 | $65,160 | $46,530 | $91,630 | 200 | 0.07 | 0.58 |
| 5 | Iowa profile | $30.96 | $64,390 | $34,970 | $69,190 | ** | ** | ** |
| 6 | Illinois profile | $30.23 | $62,870 | $45,230 | $99,710 | 530 | 0.09 | 0.68 |
| 7 | New Hampshire profile | $30.20 | $62,810 | $49,090 | $99,450 | ** | ** | ** |
| 8 | California profile | $30.00 | $62,390 | $44,100 | $104,890 | 2,590 | 0.14 | 1.12 |
| 9 | New York profile | $29.99 | $62,380 | $45,270 | $85,190 | 870 | 0.09 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Montana profile | $29.28 | $60,900 | $46,840 | $75,390 | 60 | 0.12 | 0.97 |
| 11 | Oregon profile | $28.79 | $59,890 | $40,170 | $84,710 | 130 | 0.06 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Colorado profile | $27.73 | $57,680 | $45,190 | $77,800 | 550 | 0.19 | 1.50 |
| 13 | District of Columbia profile | $27.70 | $57,620 | $51,710 | $80,060 | ** | ** | ** |
| 14 | Idaho profile | $27.26 | $56,690 | $36,920 | $60,800 | 240 | 0.28 | 2.19 |
| 15 | Virginia profile | $27.07 | $56,310 | $38,640 | $73,010 | 370 | 0.09 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Massachusetts profile | $26.94 | $56,040 | $46,870 | $80,080 | ** | ** | ** |
| 17 | Minnesota profile | $26.12 | $54,330 | $46,650 | $85,300 | 40 | 0.01 | 0.10 |
| 18 | Louisiana profile | $25.64 | $53,320 | $45,050 | $79,960 | 140 | 0.07 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Utah profile | $25.52 | $53,080 | $41,290 | $77,950 | 330 | 0.19 | 1.49 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania profile | $24.53 | $51,010 | $34,740 | $95,020 | 560 | 0.09 | 0.73 |
| 21 | North Dakota profile | $24.46 | $50,890 | $34,200 | $54,950 | 40 | 0.10 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Missouri profile | $24.30 | $50,540 | $36,220 | $92,760 | 580 | 0.20 | 1.56 |
| 23 | Kansas profile | $24.10 | $50,130 | $39,900 | $76,060 | 100 | 0.07 | 0.56 |
| 24 | Georgia profile | $24.08 | $50,090 | $36,290 | $76,090 | 890 | 0.18 | 1.43 |
| 25 | Florida profile | $23.93 | $49,780 | $36,390 | $71,700 | 1,610 | 0.16 | 1.28 |
| 26 | New Jersey profile | $23.45 | $48,780 | $32,220 | $102,510 | 650 | 0.15 | 1.19 |
| 27 | Nevada profile | $23.44 | $48,750 | $37,970 | $71,390 | 190 | 0.13 | 0.98 |
| 28 | Kentucky profile | $23.26 | $48,380 | $46,040 | $67,250 | 180 | 0.09 | 0.72 |
| 29 | Wisconsin profile | $23.22 | $48,300 | $39,960 | $65,640 | 150 | 0.05 | 0.40 |
| 30 | Ohio profile | $23.14 | $48,130 | $43,660 | $70,840 | 190 | 0.03 | 0.26 |
| 31 | Tennessee profile | $23.08 | $48,010 | $28,850 | $79,920 | 400 | 0.12 | 0.95 |
| 32 | Oklahoma profile | $23.02 | $47,880 | $33,900 | $70,340 | 150 | 0.09 | 0.68 |
| 33 | Texas profile | $22.97 | $47,770 | $31,540 | $68,920 | 2,490 | 0.18 | 1.39 |
| 34 | Alabama profile | $22.49 | $46,770 | $27,800 | $82,380 | 230 | 0.11 | 0.87 |
| 35 | Arkansas profile | $22.37 | $46,530 | $42,280 | $58,140 | 220 | 0.17 | 1.34 |
| 36 | Indiana profile | $22.33 | $46,450 | $30,680 | $63,570 | 170 | 0.05 | 0.41 |
| 37 | New Mexico profile | $21.92 | $45,580 | $40,140 | $61,890 | 110 | 0.13 | 0.99 |
| 38 | Arizona profile | $21.83 | $45,400 | $39,510 | $63,270 | 520 | 0.16 | 1.25 |
| 39 | Michigan profile | $21.83 | $45,400 | $33,880 | $61,800 | 310 | 0.07 | 0.56 |
| 40 | South Carolina profile | $21.72 | $45,180 | $35,830 | $63,240 | 480 | 0.21 | 1.65 |
| 41 | North Carolina profile | $21.39 | $44,490 | $37,330 | $62,700 | 660 | 0.13 | 1.05 |
| 42 | Mississippi profile | $20.15 | $41,920 | $34,220 | $72,940 | 120 | 0.11 | 0.84 |
| 43 | Nebraska profile | $19.20 | $39,940 | $29,930 | $65,030 | ** | ** | ** |
| 44 | South Dakota profile | $18.68 | $38,860 | $36,240 | $43,470 | 60 | 0.13 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Wyoming profile | $16.01 | $33,300 | $33,300 | $45,600 | 30 | 0.11 | 0.84 |
Related occupations
Occupations in the same SOC broad group (49-2090), with their national median annual wage.
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Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS 49-2097 Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Top industries: nat4d_M2025_dl.xlsx in oesm25in4.zip (BLS OEWS May 2025, national, 4-digit NAICS, cross-ownership). Employment is the industry's rounded total for this occupation; industries whose employment BLS withheld (**) are not ranked.
- Published medians: national_M2021_dl.xlsx to national_M2024_dl.xlsx in oesm21nat.zip to oesm24nat.zip (BLS OEWS May 2021 to May 2024, national, cross-industry, all ownerships) and the May 2025 spine. Each release is shown as published; nothing is computed between them.
Sources
- BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018, definition of 49-2097, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- O*NET 30.1 Database, 49-2097.00, National Center for O*NET Development, USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0).
- OEWS May 2025 national industry-specific estimates, 4-digit NAICS (oesm25in4.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2021 national estimates (oesm21nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2022 national estimates (oesm22nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2023 national estimates (oesm23nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2024 national estimates (oesm24nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2025 national estimates (oesm25nat.zip), the site's data spine, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
Includes information from O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Description written 2026-10-17 in our own words from the sources above.