Audio Visual Technician Salary, Skills & Requirements (2026)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 1,239 US job postings by 554 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for audio visual technicians: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 1,239 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for audio visual technicians in US job postings is $64,000 a year (260 postings from 157 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $49,000 to $88,000.
- The skills that most set audio visual technician postings apart are crestron, extron, signal flow.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 2 years of experience.
Audio Visual Technician job postings in the US, October 2026
- $64,000
- Median advertised pay (260 postings)
- $49,000–$88,000
- Middle 50% of postings
- 1,239
- US job postings from 554 employers
- 2 years
- Median experience asked
How much does an audio visual technician make?
The median advertised pay is $64,000 a year, from 260 US job postings by 157 employers that state pay. One in ten postings offers $120,000 or more.
Advertised pay in 260 US audio visual technician job postings: median $64,000 a year, middle half $49,000 to $88,000.
- Median: $64,000
- 25th percentile: $49,000
- 75th percentile: $88,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $20K–$30K | 1.5% |
| $30K–$40K | 13.5% |
| $40K–$50K | 11.9% |
| $50K–$60K | 17.3% |
| $60K–$70K | 14.6% |
| $70K–$80K | 7.7% |
| $80K–$90K | 9.2% |
| $90K–$100K | 4.2% |
| $100K–$110K | 6.2% |
| $110K–$120K | 3.5% |
| $120K–$130K | 2.3% |
| $130K–$140K | 2.7% |
| $140K–$150K | 1.1% |
| $150K–$160K | 1.5% |
| $160K–$170K | 1.1% |
| $180K–$190K | 1.1% |
Midpoint of each posting's pay range, hourly pay × 2,080 hours; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
| Median | Middle 50% | Postings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pay postings, annualised | $64,000 | $49K–$88K | 260 |
For comparison, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median annual wage of Audio and Video Technicians (27-4011) at $58,000 (May 2025). Postings advertise pay; the BLS measures what people earn, across all employers and levels.
What is the starting salary for an audio visual technician?
Figure withheld: fewer than 250 US postings list pay. How we decide.
Skills employers ask for in audio visual technician job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Communication | 44% |
| Customer service | 20% |
| Troubleshooting | 17% |
| Crestron | 17% |
| Problem-solving | 16% |
| Attention to detail | 15% |
| Work independently | 14% |
| Interpersonal skills | 14% |
| Extron | 11% |
| Organizational skills | 10% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set audio visual technicians apart
- Crestron1073.6× as often as in all postings · 17%
- Extron1114.1× as often as in all postings · 11%
- Signal flow843.4× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Amx1105.1× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Troubleshooting9.1× as often as in all postings · 17%
- Microsoft teams54.3× as often as in all postings · 9%
- Zoom49.5× as often as in all postings · 9%
- Webex166.2× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Troubleshooting skills15× as often as in all postings · 10%
- Networking15.6× as often as in all postings · 7%
Skills named in at least 5% of these postings and at least 3 times as often as in job postings overall.
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What does an audio visual technician do?
Employers post these jobs as AV Technician, Broadcast Engineer, Theater Technician, AV Engineer, Event Technician and other titles. The largest specializations are AV Technician (49%).
The closest official occupation is Audio and Video Technicians (27-4011.00). Its most important tasks:
- Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
- Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
- Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
- Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
- Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
How much experience do you need to be an audio visual technician?
Among 526 postings that state a minimum, the median is 2 years. 1% say 0 years and 25% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 526 US audio visual technician job postings: median 2 years, and 25% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 2% |
| 1 yr | 23% |
| 2 yrs | 26% |
| 3-4 yrs | 29% |
| 5-7 yrs | 17% |
| 8-9 yrs | 1% |
| 10+ yrs | 1% |
Postings that state a minimum (required or preferred); at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
We do not show a degree figure: in our checks, degree requirements in posting text were found too rarely to publish one. Why.
Other names for an audio visual technician: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Audio Visual Technician | 71 (12.8%) |
| AV Technician | 63 (11.4%) |
| Broadcast Engineer | 28 (5.1%) |
| Theater Technician | 28 (5.1%) |
| AV Engineer | 25 (4.5%) |
| Event Technician | 20 (3.6%) |
| Master Control Operator | 19 (3.4%) |
| Audio Video Technician | 15 (2.7%) |
| Audio Technician | 12 (2.2%) |
| Audio Visual Specialist | 12 (2.2%) |
| AV Service Technician | 12 (2.2%) |
| AV Installation Technician | 11 (2.0%) |
| Lead AV Technician | 11 (2.0%) |
| Broadcast Technician | 10 (1.8%) |
| Stage Technician | 10 (1.8%) |
| A/V Technician | 9 (1.6%) |
| Smart Home Technician | 9 (1.6%) |
| Audio Visual Engineer | 9 (1.6%) |
| Audio Visual Manager | 8 (1.4%) |
| Entertainment Technician | 8 (1.4%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Audio Visual Technician compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Visual Technician | $64K | 2 years | 1,239 | – |
| Telecommunications Technician | $27.50/hr | 2 years | 2,718 | 15 |
| IT Support Specialist | $27.00/hr | 2 years | 10,572 | 18 |
| Field Service Technician | $30.30/hr | 2 years | 16,764 | 17 |
| Electrician | $36.23/hr | 3 years | 11,274 | 15 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications Technician | 15 | $27.50/hr |
| IT Support Specialist | 18 | $27.00/hr |
| Field Service Technician | 17 | $30.30/hr |
| Electrician | 15 | $36.23/hr |
| IT Manager | 11 | $134K |
| Engineering Technician | 16 | $31.50/hr |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does an audio visual technician make?
Source and method
Open US job postings collected from employers' applicant tracking systems, de-duplicated, counted only when their job title was read in our audit. Shares count at most 20 postings per employer, and franchise locations of one brand count as one employer. Pay uses hourly and annual figures only; a figure is shown when leaving out the largest employer moves it by 10% or less. Every figure states its number of postings. Methodology and measured accuracy.
Accuracy check: we read 20 randomly chosen postings counted on this page in full; 20 of them were this career or a closely related one (October 2026).
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