State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Florida vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Florida, $44,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.7% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.3%
Florida vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-27.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $44,030
- p25
- $37,090
- p75
- $47,970
- p10
- $33,280
- p90
- $58,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.