State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs Tennessee
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Tennessee, $60,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.8% — not 90.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.4%
New Jersey vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+60.8%
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
Tennessee
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $60,500
- p25
- $46,200
- p75
- $106,310
- p10
- $42,230
- p90
- $158,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.