State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Connecticut, $72,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 31.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.7%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-27.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $72,800
- p25
- $51,250
- p75
- $75,200
- p10
- $40,580
- p90
- $85,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.