State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Oklahoma, $55,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.3% — not 90.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.7%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+52.3%
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
Oklahoma
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $55,920
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $74,480
- p10
- $35,420
- p90
- $79,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.