State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Montana vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Montana, $49,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.2%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-10.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,830
- p25
- $43,260
- p75
- $58,750
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $63,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.