State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Maryland vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Maryland, $79,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.6%
Maryland vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-28%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $79,990
- p25
- $72,960
- p75
- $86,740
- p10
- $50,440
- p90
- $108,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.