State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Connecticut vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Connecticut, $58,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 9%.
Nominal pay gap
-9%
Connecticut vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-4.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $58,290
- p25
- $47,670
- p75
- $72,750
- p10
- $42,580
- p90
- $76,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.