Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $64K, rent takes 25.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,081/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new audiovisual equipment installers and repairers typically earn — is $48K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,909/month.

Local pay is 21% above the national median — $64K here vs. $53K nationally.

Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area pays $64K median vs. the U.S. average of $53K — that’s +21%.

The median is $63,790 a year, that works out to about $31 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,490, and experienced audiovisual equipment installers and repairers can clear $95,070. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,192/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,081/month, which eats 25.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median audiovisual equipment installers and repairers salary is worth about $63,790 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.