State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs Ohio
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Ohio, $64,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.4% — not 79.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.9%
New Jersey vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+53.4%
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
Ohio
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $64,030
- p25
- $35,000
- p75
- $103,270
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $131,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.