State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Hampshire vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In New Hampshire, $65,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.5% — not 43%.
Nominal pay gap
-43%
New Hampshire vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-40.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $65,630
- p25
- $58,400
- p75
- $76,570
- p10
- $57,770
- p90
- $77,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.