State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Arizona vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Arizona, $66,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.8% — not 42.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.4%
Arizona vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-37.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $66,350
- p25
- $42,040
- p75
- $101,760
- p10
- $36,310
- p90
- $110,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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 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.