State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Georgia, $77,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.3% — not 38.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.5%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+21.3%
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
Georgia
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $77,010
- p25
- $49,160
- p75
- $98,590
- p10
- $35,080
- p90
- $104,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.