State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Louisiana vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Louisiana, $38,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.3%
Louisiana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-26.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $38,230
- p25
- $34,510
- p75
- $47,300
- p10
- $29,650
- p90
- $60,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.