State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Colorado, $60,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.4% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.1%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-39.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $60,630
- p25
- $49,910
- p75
- $70,890
- p10
- $40,970
- p90
- $84,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.