State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Florida, $70,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.6% — not 51.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.5%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+42.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Florida
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $70,360
- p25
- $47,970
- p75
- $102,590
- p10
- $41,060
- p90
- $140,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.