State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Nebraska, $63,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37% — not 67.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.1%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+37%
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
Nebraska
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $63,810
- p25
- $53,790
- p75
- $77,690
- p10
- $42,070
- p90
- $84,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.