State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Pennsylvania, $49,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 108.8% — not 132.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+132.8%
New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+108.8%
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
Pennsylvania
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,490
- p25
- $38,000
- p75
- $60,270
- p10
- $28,530
- p90
- $72,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.