State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: New Jersey vs Wisconsin
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Wisconsin, $46,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 113% — not 146.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+146.2%
New Jersey vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+113%
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
Wisconsin
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $46,780
- p25
- $34,110
- p75
- $59,330
- p10
- $23,200
- p90
- $76,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.