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Home theater specialist salary

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Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.

Average home theater specialist salary

$40,943

$19.68 hourly rate

Entry-level home theater specialist salary
$26,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average home theater specialist salary by state

Highest paying states for home theater specialists

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1New York$54,993$26.44
2Connecticut$58,371$28.06
3Montana$49,874$23.98
4New Jersey$49,996$24.04
5Michigan$45,946$22.09
6Massachusetts$49,213$23.66
7Alaska$50,860$24.45
8New Hampshire$52,169$25.08
9Vermont$47,620$22.89
10Minnesota$46,805$22.50
11Washington$50,291$24.18
12Wyoming$45,170$21.72
13Pennsylvania$50,676$24.36
14California$53,781$25.86
15Oregon$45,017$21.64
16Arizona$46,028$22.13
17Maryland$52,430$25.21
18Rhode Island$47,343$22.76
19North Dakota$46,509$22.36
20Kentucky$44,045$21.18
21New Mexico$41,919$20.15
22Delaware$44,643$21.46
23South Dakota$44,233$21.27
24Tennessee$40,029$19.24
25Indiana$40,934$19.68
26Wisconsin$42,780$20.57
27Nebraska$43,307$20.82
28Iowa$39,121$18.81
29Maine$42,783$20.57
30Missouri$41,147$19.78
31Ohio$40,054$19.26
32Illinois$40,481$19.46
33Virginia$43,232$20.78
34North Carolina$36,811$17.70
35Utah$41,000$19.71
36Idaho$38,629$18.57
37Nevada$38,945$18.72
38West Virginia$36,826$17.70
39Hawaii$33,249$15.99
40Florida$36,037$17.33
41Kansas$38,501$18.51
42District of Columbia$41,293$19.85
43Texas$37,294$17.93
44Colorado$39,711$19.09
45Georgia$36,549$17.57
46Mississippi$37,303$17.93
47Alabama$35,239$16.94
48South Carolina$36,171$17.39
49Louisiana$36,901$17.74
50Arkansas$32,844$15.79
51Oklahoma$35,172$16.91

Home theater specialist salary details

A home theater specialist's salary ranges from $26,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $63,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average home theater specialist salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a home theater specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$63,000$5,250$30
75th Percentile$51,000$4,250$25
Average$40,943$3,412$20
25th Percentile$32,000$2,667$15
10th Percentile$26,000$2,167$13

Highest paying home theater specialist jobs

The highest paying types of home theater specialists are satellite dish repairer, specialist, and audio video mechanic.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Satellite Installation Technician$36,826$3,069$17.70105,288
Cable Installation Technician$39,725$3,310$19.1090,389
Satellite Technician$36,473$3,039$17.5491,117

How would you rate the starting salaries for home theater specialists, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Rowan University

Educators are not paid nearly enough. However, working in a state with strong teachers' unions helps to ensure a starting salary that recent graduates can live off of and growth opportunities, albeit modest, over their careers.

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  4. Ashley HomeStore jobs (3)
  5. Sears Holdings jobs (4)

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$45,000$42,600$40,200$37,800$35,400$33,000
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Home theater specialist salary trends

The average home theater specialist salary has risen by $6,903 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average home theater specialist earned $34,040 annually, but today, they earn $40,943 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for home theater specialists over the last decade.

Compare home theater specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average home theater specialist salary over time

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Home theater specialist salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$40,900$19.68+4.7%
2024$39,000$18.76+3.4%
2023$37,700$18.12+2.5%
2022$36,700$17.66-0.6%
2021$36,900$17.76-1.0%

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Best BuySamsung Home Theater SpecialistHopkins, MN06/26/2025$31,305
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