State comparison · 2024
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Alabama vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Alabama, $77,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 32.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.8%
Alabama vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-17.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $77,420
- p25
- $24,370
- p75
- $101,870
- p10
- $20,950
- p90
- $105,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $115,190
- p25
- $74,410
- p75
- $138,380
- p10
- $43,350
- p90
- $163,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. 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.