State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In North Dakota, $49,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.5%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+6.8%
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 Dakota
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,070
- p25
- $45,680
- p75
- $60,680
- p10
- $38,990
- p90
- $71,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.