State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Montana vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Montana, $57,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 50%.
Nominal pay gap
-50%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $57,600
- p25
- $35,570
- p75
- $64,070
- p10
- $28,080
- p90
- $67,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.