State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Arizona vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Arizona, $46,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.3%
Arizona vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-21.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $46,590
- p25
- $39,610
- p75
- $51,620
- p10
- $36,770
- p90
- $60,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
New Jersey
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $64,060
- p25
- $46,710
- p75
- $94,510
- p10
- $37,980
- p90
- $106,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.