Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary by state
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers is a professional role in the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair job family, focused on Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairerss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.
Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
Top skills:TroubleshootingRepairingQuality Control AnalysisSpeakingInstallationEquipment Maintenance
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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers pay by experience level
Entry level$38,000
Typical starting pay (about the 10th percentile)
Early career$46,000
A few years in (about the 25th percentile)
Experienced$54,500
Mid-career median pay
Senior$69,500
Seasoned professionals (about the 75th percentile)
Top earners$87,000
Highest earners (about the 90th percentile)
Experience tiers are derived from the BLS wage percentile distribution for this occupation, aged to 2026. Actual pay varies by employer, location, and specialization.
Job outlook
+6.6%
projected change in jobs, 2024–2034
2,600
projected openings per year
Growing about as fast as average
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (2024–2034). Openings include growth and replacement needs.
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers salary by industry
Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers
7,190 workers
$56,000
Electronics and Appliance Retailers
7,140 workers
$56,000
Specialty Trade Contractors
5,450 workers
$65,000
Building Equipment Contractors
5,450 workers
$65,000
Rental and Leasing Services
1,540 workers
$56,500
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers pays 10% below the average across 52 roles in the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair job family (family average $66,500).
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