State comparison · 2024
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Alabama, $77,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 27.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.4%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-10.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $77,420
- p25
- $24,370
- p75
- $101,870
- p10
- $20,950
- p90
- $105,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $106,630
- p25
- $71,030
- p75
- $127,160
- p10
- $61,300
- p90
- $156,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.