State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Maryland, $79,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+27.4%
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
Maryland
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $79,990
- p25
- $72,960
- p75
- $86,740
- p10
- $50,440
- p90
- $108,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.