State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Nebraska vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Nebraska, $63,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 44.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.6%
Nebraska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-33.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $63,810
- p25
- $53,790
- p75
- $77,690
- p10
- $42,070
- p90
- $84,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.