State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In North Carolina, $49,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 86.2% — not 116.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+116.9%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+86.2%
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
North Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,150
- p25
- $35,900
- p75
- $61,460
- p10
- $29,540
- p90
- $85,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.