State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In South Carolina, $45,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 119.3% — not 154.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+154.6%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+119.3%
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
South Carolina
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $45,240
- p25
- $44,790
- p75
- $50,470
- p10
- $39,510
- p90
- $74,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.