State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In New Mexico, $45,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.8% — not 133.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+133.4%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+95.8%
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
New Mexico
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $45,690
- p25
- $45,690
- p75
- $59,800
- p10
- $35,170
- p90
- $68,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.