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Audio and Video Technicians Salary in San Diego, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Audio and Video Technicians in San Diego, CA have a median annual salary of $59,470, with 750 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $39,190 at the 10th percentile to $90,340 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$59,470

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$28.59

Employment

750

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,190
10th
$44,870
25th
$59,470
Median
$75,540
75th
$90,340
90th

Local compared with national

San Diego, CA

$59,470

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,100

Median annual · 2025

The San Diego, CA median is 2.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,370).

Top skills

  1. 1.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.5
  4. 4.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.5
  5. 5.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3
  6. 6.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.1
  8. 8.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple iMovie
  • Blackboard software
  • Cisco IOS
  • Cisco Webex
  • Corel Ulead DVD Workshop
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software

Common 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.
  • Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.
  • Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.
  • Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.
  • Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
  • Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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