State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Michigan vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Michigan, $51,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.1% — not 55%.
Nominal pay gap
-55%
Michigan vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-49.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $51,840
- p25
- $45,460
- p75
- $70,550
- p10
- $32,250
- p90
- $88,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.