State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Illinois, $60,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 5.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.3%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+3.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $60,690
- p25
- $46,040
- p75
- $95,240
- p10
- $38,880
- p90
- $105,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.