State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Hampshire vs New Jersey
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In New Hampshire, $49,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.5% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
-22%
New Hampshire vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-18.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,980
- p25
- $44,950
- p75
- $58,910
- p10
- $38,020
- p90
- $63,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.