State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs Oklahoma
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Oklahoma, $55,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.2% — not 106%.
Nominal pay gap
+106%
New Jersey vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+66.2%
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
Oklahoma
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $55,920
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $74,480
- p10
- $35,420
- p90
- $79,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.