State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Missouri, $61,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.7% — not 72.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.7%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+42.7%
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
Missouri
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $61,750
- p25
- $55,800
- p75
- $62,750
- p10
- $39,800
- p90
- $104,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.