State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Idaho, $54,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.6% — not 94%.
Nominal pay gap
+94%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+68.6%
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
Idaho
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $54,970
- p25
- $41,050
- p75
- $73,480
- p10
- $32,280
- p90
- $78,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.