State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In North Carolina, $44,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 43.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.2%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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
North Carolina
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $44,720
- p25
- $37,380
- p75
- $49,070
- p10
- $31,850
- p90
- $59,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.