State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Iowa, $57,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.4% — not 85.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.8%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+48.4%
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
Iowa
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $57,400
- p25
- $37,590
- p75
- $57,400
- p10
- $32,280
- p90
- $62,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.