State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Virginia, $49,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 114.4% — not 130.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+130.7%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+114.4%
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
Virginia
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $49,920
- p25
- $41,930
- p75
- $80,360
- p10
- $26,910
- p90
- $105,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.