SOC 27-4011 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro

Audio and Video Technicians Salary in Gulfport, MS

The average salary for audio and video technicians in Gulfport, Mississippi is $49,050 a year ($23.58 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,000: half of the 30 people in this job in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,630).

$49,050average per year

$23.58 / hourMedian $52,000Take-home ≈ $40,362

  • $33K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-24%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Mississippi metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Audio and Video Technicians pay range in Gulfport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,290 or more. The middle half of audio and video technicians in Gulfport earn between $44,520 and $52,000.

  • $33K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,050$4,088$23.58
Median$52,000$4,333$25.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,520$3,710$21.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,000$4,333$25.00

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Audio and Video Technicians pay in Gulfport vs. Mississippi and the U.S.

Audio and video technicians in Gulfport earn 3% more than the Mississippi average ($47,420) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($64,630). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $58,100.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gulfport$49,050$52,000$32,810$55,29030
Mississippi$47,420$43,500$27,970$61,500200
United States$64,630$58,100$37,990$100,65070,230

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Audio and Video Technicians salary after taxes in Gulfport

On the average salary of $49,050, a single filer in Gulfport takes home about $40,362 a year, or $3,363 a month and $1,552 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Gulfport a good place for audio and video technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gulfport area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $49,050 buys what about $54,496 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Gulfport ($43,470). A typical home costs $224,666, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Audio and Video Technicians salary in other Mississippi cities

Gulfport ranks 1st of 2 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Audio and Video Technicians salaries in Mississippi

Highest-paying cities for audio and video technicians

Boston, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,310).

Audio and Video Technicians salary by city

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Audio and Video Technicians salary in Gulfport: questions

How much do audio and video technicians make an hour in Gulfport?

$23.58 an hour on average, and $25.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level audio and video technicians salary in Gulfport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the audio and video technicians take-home pay in Gulfport?

About $40,362 a year ($3,363 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,050.

Do audio and video technicians earn more in Gulfport than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-4011; area Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (25060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.48, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.48).

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