State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Michigan vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Michigan, $49,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
Michigan vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,590
- p25
- $44,750
- p75
- $61,730
- p10
- $37,220
- p90
- $69,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.