State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Louisiana vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Louisiana, $55,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.5% — not 51.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.8%
Louisiana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-40.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $55,530
- p25
- $41,770
- p75
- $56,120
- p10
- $33,760
- p90
- $83,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.