State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Montana, $57,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.3% — not 85.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.1%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+59.3%
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
Montana
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $57,600
- p25
- $35,570
- p75
- $64,070
- p10
- $28,080
- p90
- $67,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.