What Is the Salary of an Entry Level Audio Engineer?
An entry level audio engineer, sometime also called a recording engineer, can have a salary that varies according to experience, employer, and the type of industry she is employed in. Engineers are responsible for maintaining video and sound equipment in their place of employment.
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Experience
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Even for entry level audio engineer, salary can vary by the amount of experience that the engineer has. This is not just experience in the direct field of audio engineering, but can be schooling as well as internships or freelance work. For those who have less than five years of experience, the entry level salary is $20,000 to $55,000 as of September 2010, according to PayScale.
Employment
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The type of employer is also a factor when it comes to the salary of an audio engineer. Freelance, or audio engineers who start their own business, can make $21,200 to $44,000 as of September 2010, while engineers who work in companies can start at $28,800 and those who work in non-profit situations make as high as $40,000 starting out, according to PayScale.
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Industry
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The industry that one is employed in also determines the entry level salary for a audio engineer. Those in motion pictures can range from $23,000 to $41,000, according to PayScale as of September 2010, while those who work in the music industry can start at $25,800.
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