State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Florida vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Florida, $70,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.7% — not 38.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.9%
Florida vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-35.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $70,360
- p25
- $47,970
- p75
- $102,590
- p10
- $41,060
- p90
- $140,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.