State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Massachusetts, $63,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.3% — not 68.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.6%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+62.3%
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
Massachusetts
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $63,250
- p25
- $51,190
- p75
- $113,710
- p10
- $35,540
- p90
- $134,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.