State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Nevada, $84,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 26.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.1%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
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
Nevada
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $84,570
- p25
- $52,400
- p75
- $103,440
- p10
- $29,910
- p90
- $113,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.