State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: California vs District of Columbia
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In California, $78,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.7%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-27.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $78,150
- p25
- $53,150
- p75
- $100,910
- p10
- $45,720
- p90
- $143,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.