State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs New York
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In New York, $55,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 14.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.5%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+13.6%
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 York
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $55,930
- p25
- $43,950
- p75
- $79,420
- p10
- $34,320
- p90
- $96,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.