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Sound Engineering Technicians salary in Washington, DC

The median sound engineering technicians in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $79,990 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,859 a month.

10th percentile
$49,490
25th percentile
$71,030
Median percentile
$79,990
75th percentile
$106,630
90th percentile
$127,180

Based on 240 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,304 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,990
Federal income tax−$8,768
Social Security + Medicare−$6,119
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,799
Monthly take-home$4,859
Every two weeks$2,242

Does it go far here?

$73,464Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All sound engineering technicians salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia