State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In District of Columbia, $50,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 21.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.9%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-22.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $50,020
- p25
- $43,260
- p75
- $59,090
- p10
- $37,190
- p90
- $72,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.