State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Kansas, $62,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.4% — not 70%.
Nominal pay gap
+70%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+39.4%
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
Kansas
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $62,710
- p25
- $46,230
- p75
- $64,580
- p10
- $42,600
- p90
- $107,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.