State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Oregon
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Oregon, $50,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
+26%
New Jersey vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+19.7%
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
Oregon
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $50,860
- p25
- $45,030
- p75
- $62,200
- p10
- $39,210
- p90
- $78,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.