How much does an Audio Visual Manager make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Audio Visual Manager in the United States is $86,193 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.
However, an Audio Visual Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,452
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,257 to $96,798
Key Factors That Influence Audio Visual Manager Salaries
An Audio Visual Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Audio Visual Manager Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Audio Visual Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Audio Visual Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Audio Visual Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $108,716
San Francisco: $107,525
Oakland: $105,259
San Jose, CA$108,716
San Francisco, CA$107,525
Oakland, CA$105,259
New York, NY$99,242
Paramus, NJ$98,036
Queens Village, NY$98,031
Passaic, NJ$97,949
Bergenfield, NJ$97,942
Stamford, CT$97,752
Huntington, NY$97,717
Newark, NJ$97,080
Bridgeport, CT$96,898
Vallejo, CA$96,726
New Brunswick, NJ$96,692
Petaluma, CA$96,640
Middlesex, NJ$96,476
Somerset, NJ$96,416
Santa Cruz, CA$96,304
Boston, MA$95,778
Monterey, CA$95,476
Seattle, WA$95,278
Santa Rosa, CA$95,261
Los Angeles, CA$95,235
Juneau, AK$95,011
Washington, DC$94,916
Orange, CA$94,609
Santa Ana, CA$94,382
Long Beach, CA$94,296
Anaheim, CA$94,278
Anchorage, AK$94,235
Santa Maria, CA$93,977
Everett, WA$93,959
Danbury, CT$93,656
Bremerton, WA$93,537
Tacoma, WA$93,227
New Suffolk, NY$93,225
Sacramento, CA$93,201
Santa Barbara, CA$93,106
Trenton, NJ$93,011
San Diego, CA$93,011
Brockton, MA$92,916
Fairbanks, AK$92,705
Lompoc, CA$92,486
Lowell, MA$92,416
Ventura, CA$92,399
Nashua, NH$92,382
Stockton, CA$92,373
Modesto, CA$91,744
Poughkeepsie, NY$91,555
Olympia, WA$91,391
Kennewick, WA$91,391
New Haven, CT$91,356
Lawrence, MA$91,046
Hartford, CT$90,960
Riverside, CA$90,943
New Bedford, MA$90,856
Richland, WA$90,856
Bakersfield, CA$90,736
San Bernardino, CA$90,701
New Britain, CT$90,693
Atlantic City, NJ$90,693
New London, CT$90,658
Norwich, CT$90,632
Portsmouth, NH$90,615
Boulder, CO$90,432
Portland, OR$90,313
Worcester, MA$90,305
Minneapolis, MN$90,038
Philadelphia, PA$89,917
Honolulu, HI$89,633
Saint Paul, MN$89,591
Vineland, NJ$89,572
Providence, RI$89,322
Chicago, IL$89,072
Bellingham, WA$88,969
Springfield, MA$88,900
Baltimore, MD$88,874
Chico, CA$88,659
Pittsfield, MA$88,426
Manchester, NH$88,262
Spokane, WA$87,883
Denver, CO$87,874
Albany, NY$87,469
Troy, NY$87,435
Nassau, NY$87,342
Schenectady, NY$87,254
Wilmington, DE$87,185
Burlington, VT$87,064
Salem, OR$87,029
Portland, ME$86,762
Yakima, WA$86,676
Rochester, MN$86,409
Reno, NV$86,366
Fresno, CA$86,366
Milwaukee, WI$86,288
Detroit, MI$86,202
Ann Arbor, MI$86,187
Allentown, PA$86,176
Colorado Springs, CO$86,030
Syracuse, NY$85,987
Carson City, NV$85,987
Houston, TX$85,866
Eugene, OR$85,823
Gary, IN$85,719
Springfield, OR$85,650
Bismarck, ND$85,633
Galveston, TX$85,573
Medford, OR$85,444
Fort Collins, CO$85,409
Concord, NH$85,366
Austin, TX$85,340
Mesa, AZ$85,159
Reading, PA$85,150
Phoenix, AZ$85,142
Dallas, TX$85,116
Saint Cloud, MN$85,033
Madison, WI$84,918
Utica, NY$84,685
Rochester, NY$84,547
Des Moines, IA$84,538
Raleigh, NC$84,530
Atlanta, GA$84,401
Battle Creek, MI$84,375
Salt Lake City, UT$84,349
Lancaster, PA$84,220
Harrisburg, PA$84,099
Kansas City, MO$84,013
Champaign, IL$83,995
Kansas City, KS$83,995
Fort Worth, TX$83,987
Columbus, OH$83,972
Boca Raton, FL$83,952
Pittsburgh, PA$83,918
Richmond, VA$83,883
Indianapolis, IN$83,866
Cleveland, OH$83,858
Las Vegas, NV$83,754
Cincinnati, OH$83,754
Petersburg, VA$83,625
Huntsville, AL$83,496
Lansing, MI$83,438
Lebanon, PA$83,427
Pueblo, CO$83,418
Appleton, WI$83,392
Buffalo, NY$83,358
Dayton, OH$83,332
Racine, WI$83,315
Charlotte, NC$83,306
Saint Louis, MO$83,280
York, PA$83,228
Elkhart, IN$83,228
Gastonia, NC$83,212
Billings, MT$83,191
Beaumont, TX$83,168
Lorain, OH$83,151
Benton Harbor, MI$83,134
Toledo, OH$83,116
Binghamton, NY$83,073
Rock Hill, SC$83,065
Rockford, IL$83,021
Springfield, IL$82,987
Elyria, OH$82,978
Fargo, ND$82,978
Flagstaff, AZ$82,918
Fort Lauderdale, FL$82,866
Duluth, MN$82,815
Miami, FL$82,815
Cheyenne, WY$82,754
Grand Forks, ND$82,754
Bangor, ME$82,565
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,470
Durham, NC$82,434
Louisville, KY$82,427
Grand Rapids, MI$82,410
Hialeah, FL$82,401
Casper, WY$82,280
Scranton, PA$82,177
New Orleans, LA$82,151
Virginia Beach, VA$82,142
Akron, OH$82,099
Peoria, IL$81,987
Sarasota, FL$81,970
Nashville, TN$81,910
Omaha, NE$81,910
Green Bay, WI$81,910
Baton Rouge, LA$81,866
Charleston, SC$81,849
Jamestown, NY$81,806
Davenport, IA$81,806
Tucson, AZ$81,763
Saint Petersburg, FL$81,711
Tampa, FL$81,694
Evansville, IN$81,642
Port Arthur, TX$81,642
Bradenton, FL$81,608
Santa Fe, NM$81,453
Orlando, FL$81,298
Clearwater, FL$81,272
Canton, OH$81,091
La Crosse, WI$81,091
Albuquerque, NM$81,039
Newport News, VA$81,030
High Point, NC$81,005
Ogden, UT$80,970
Corpus Christi, TX$80,901
Norfolk, VA$80,849
Laramie, WY$80,849
Rock Island, IL$80,798
Saginaw, MI$80,780
Jacksonville, FL$80,772
Salisbury, NC$80,755
Boise, ID$80,737
Moline, IL$80,694
Fort Myers, FL$80,668
Memphis, TN$80,651
Tulsa, OK$80,608
Waterloo, IA$80,556
Spartanburg, SC$80,470
Lincoln, NE$80,427
Fort Wayne, IN$80,410
Provo, UT$80,401
Cedar Falls, IA$80,298
San Antonio, TX$80,263
Greensboro, NC$80,229
South Bend, IN$80,220
Savannah, GA$80,125
Muskegon, MI$80,091
Birmingham, AL$80,082
Winston Salem, NC$80,040
Lake Charles, LA$79,832
Anderson, IN$79,815
Lexington, KY$79,789
Augusta, GA$79,763
Greenville, SC$79,763
Lima, OH$79,694
Wichita, KS$79,686
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,686
Columbia, SC$79,608
Springfield, OH$79,591
Asheville, NC$79,453
Bloomington, IN$79,393
Knoxville, TN$79,082
Shreveport, LA$79,074
Wilmington, NC$78,962
Roanoke, VA$78,962
Topeka, KS$78,807
Frankfort, KY$78,797
Oklahoma City, OK$78,738
Chillicothe, OH$78,703
Longview, TX$78,695
Melbourne, FL$78,686
Sioux Falls, SD$78,548
Mobile, AL$78,539
Terre Haute, IN$78,505
Altoona, PA$78,453
Amarillo, TX$78,393
Killeen, TX$78,367
Fayetteville, AR$78,298
Chattanooga, TN$78,272
Sioux City, IA$78,195
Idaho Falls, ID$78,177
Lynchburg, VA$78,108
Gainesville, FL$77,996
Portsmouth, OH$77,953
Little Rock, AR$77,936
Lafayette, LA$77,902
Youngstown, OH$77,902
Daytona Beach, FL$77,850
Clarksville, TN$77,841
Pensacola, FL$77,833
Temple, TX$77,827
Hopkinsville, KY$77,574
Erie, PA$77,557
Florence, SC$77,522
Charleston, WV$77,384
Great Falls, MT$77,341
Macon, GA$77,221
Tallahassee, FL$77,212
Fayetteville, NC$77,195
Waco, TX$77,178
Helena, MT$77,117
Pine Bluff, AR$77,084
Vincennes, IN$76,979
Lubbock, TX$76,945
Alamogordo, NM$76,893
Twin Falls, ID$76,816
Rapid City, SD$76,790
Jackson, MS$76,635
Huntington, WV$76,629
Greenville, MS$76,626
Parkersburg, WV$76,538
Montgomery, AL$76,523
Wichita Falls, TX$76,436
Springfield, MO$76,436
Biloxi, MS$76,393
Monroe, LA$76,307
Johnstown, PA$76,247
Sumter, SC$76,212
Columbus, GA$76,204
Pascagoula, MS$76,040
Abilene, TX$76,040
Kingsport, TN$75,816
Albany, GA$75,816
Gulfport, MS$75,790
Alexandria, LA$75,505
Fort Smith, AR$75,290
El Paso, TX$75,057
Las Cruces, NM$74,669
Harlingen, TX$74,450
Pocatello, ID$74,437
Florence, AL$74,325
Brownsville, TX$74,307
Mcallen, TX$74,126
Dothan, AL$74,006
Columbus, MS$73,494
Altus, OK$73,092
Lawton, OK$72,928
Pierre, SD$72,618
What Skills Can Increase an Audio Visual Manager's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 7.59% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Food Safety (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): Applying procedures during food preparation, processing, storage, and distribution to ensure consumers are safe from foodborne illnesses.
Video Production (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): Video production is the process of producing video content. It is the equivalent of filmmaking, but with images recorded digitally instead of on film stock. There are three stages of video production: pre-production, production, and post-production. Pre-production involves all of the planning aspects of the video production process before filming begins. This includes scriptwriting, scheduling, logistics, and other administrative duties. Production is the phase of video production which captures the video content (moving images / videography) and involves filming the subject(s) of the video. Post-production is the action of selectively combining those video clips through video editing into a finished product that tells a story or communicates a message in either a live event setting (live production), or after an event has occurred (post-production). Currently, the majority of video content is captured through electronic media like an SD card for consumer grade cameras, or on solid state storage and flash storage for professional grade cameras. Video content that is distributed digitally often appears in common formats such as the Moving Picture Experts Group format (.mpeg, .mpg, .mp4), QuickTime (.mov), Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Windows Media Video (.wmv), and DivX (.avi, .divx).
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Audio Visual Manager's salary.
Microsoft PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 29%.
Change Management: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Digital Content: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Audio Visual Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Audio Visual Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 95% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 60% above the average.
In contrast, Audio Visual Manager positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Audio Visual Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Audio Visual Manager
Understanding how an Audio Visual Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for an Audio Visual Manager can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $79,999 in 2023
to around $79,443 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Audio Visual Manager salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Audio Visual Manager
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Audio Visual Manager
Here are companies hiring for Audio Visual Manager and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Audio Visual Manager
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Audio Visual Manager?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Audio Visual Manager roles,
with salaries approximately 60% above the market median.
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