State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Kentucky, $74,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.9%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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
Kentucky
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $74,100
- p25
- $56,730
- p75
- $77,490
- p10
- $47,950
- p90
- $81,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.