State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Maine, $48,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 94.7% — not 120.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+120.4%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+94.7%
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
Maine
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $48,380
- p25
- $42,970
- p75
- $71,180
- p10
- $42,580
- p90
- $93,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.