State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Iowa vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Iowa, $48,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Iowa vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-6.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $48,490
- p25
- $45,560
- p75
- $58,470
- p10
- $38,180
- p90
- $68,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.