State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Sound Engineering Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $106,630. In Wisconsin, $46,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.2% — not 127.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+127.9%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+95.2%
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
Wisconsin
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $46,780
- p25
- $34,110
- p75
- $59,330
- p10
- $23,200
- p90
- $76,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.