State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Virginia, $49,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 96.5% — not 113.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+113.6%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+96.5%
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
Virginia
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,920
- p25
- $41,930
- p75
- $80,360
- p10
- $26,910
- p90
- $105,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.