State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Illinois, $73,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.9% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.5%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-30.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $73,130
- p25
- $40,460
- p75
- $99,460
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $113,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.