State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Georgia vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Georgia, $38,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 39.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.1%
Georgia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-31.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $38,990
- p25
- $35,220
- p75
- $46,950
- p10
- $27,880
- p90
- $56,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.