State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Utah, $36,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 163.6% — not 192.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+192.9%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+163.6%
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
Utah
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $36,400
- p25
- $30,570
- p75
- $67,230
- p10
- $21,520
- p90
- $97,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.