State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Georgia vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Georgia, $77,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.1%
Georgia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-24.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $77,010
- p25
- $49,160
- p75
- $98,590
- p10
- $35,080
- p90
- $104,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.