State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Oklahoma
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Oklahoma, $39,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 62.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.8%
New Jersey vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+31.3%
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
Oklahoma
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $39,360
- p25
- $36,470
- p75
- $47,460
- p10
- $33,490
- p90
- $58,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.