State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In New York, $87,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 21.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.8%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+19.6%
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 York
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $87,510
- p25
- $59,200
- p75
- $129,460
- p10
- $52,620
- p90
- $157,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.