State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Ohio
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Ohio, $56,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.6% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.2%
New Jersey vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
-2.6%
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
Ohio
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $56,080
- p25
- $45,940
- p75
- $74,370
- p10
- $37,370
- p90
- $79,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.