State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Tennessee, $60,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.4% — not 76.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.2%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+47.4%
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
Tennessee
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $60,500
- p25
- $46,200
- p75
- $106,310
- p10
- $42,230
- p90
- $158,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.