State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In South Carolina, $45,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 101% — not 135.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+135.7%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+101%
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
South Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $45,240
- p25
- $44,790
- p75
- $50,470
- p10
- $39,510
- p90
- $74,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.