State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Maryland vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Maryland, $46,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.7%
Maryland vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-24%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $46,960
- p25
- $39,480
- p75
- $55,540
- p10
- $36,430
- p90
- $61,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.