State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In North Carolina, $49,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 103.1% — not 134.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+134.4%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+103.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,150
- p25
- $35,900
- p75
- $61,460
- p10
- $29,540
- p90
- $85,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.