State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Arizona, $66,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 37.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.8%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-32.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $66,350
- p25
- $42,040
- p75
- $101,760
- p10
- $36,310
- p90
- $110,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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 2025. 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.