State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: California vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In California, $60,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 5.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.9%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-7.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $60,270
- p25
- $48,140
- p75
- $78,520
- p10
- $40,950
- p90
- $93,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.