State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Pennsylvania, $49,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 91.3% — not 115.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+115.5%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+91.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,490
- p25
- $38,000
- p75
- $60,270
- p10
- $28,530
- p90
- $72,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.