State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs New Mexico
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In New Mexico, $38,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.4% — not 66.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.8%
New Jersey vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+41.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
New Mexico
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $38,400
- p25
- $35,500
- p75
- $46,300
- p10
- $30,840
- p90
- $53,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.