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Average Audio And Video Technicians Salary in District of Columbia

Audio And Video Technicians in District of Columbia earn a median annual salary of $78,770, which is +35.6% compared to the national median. There are 830 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for District of Columbia (state).

$78,770
District of Columbia median annual wage
$38/hour median
+35.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $58,100
830
Local employment
1.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.63
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,150
25th
$57,170
Median
$78,770
75th
$104,240
90th
$124,130

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in District of Columbia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
109.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$71,674
Goods: 106.5%
Services: 112.8%
Rents: 155.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
New Jersey $71,040 Compare 2,280
Maryland $70,040 Compare 1,770
Washington $69,270 Compare 1,360
New York $67,600 Compare 7,990
California $64,620 Compare 9,280
Rhode Island $64,070 Compare 150

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Neurologists $332,000 0.94
Emergency Medicine Physicians $318,200 0.80
Podiatrists $265,740 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $233,390 0.32
General Internal Medicine Physicians $223,250 1.60
Anesthesiologists $202,570 0.56
Financial Examiners $198,720 1.52
Public Relations Managers $197,600 21.92

District of Columbia has salary data for 475 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Neurologists.

Historical series

Trend for Audio And Video Technicians in District of Columbia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Audio And Video Technicians are projected to change by +3.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.