State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Nebraska vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Nebraska, $47,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.2%
Nebraska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-10.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $47,260
- p25
- $40,320
- p75
- $55,550
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $61,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.