State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Pennsylvania, $49,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.7%
New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+16.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,400
- p25
- $45,110
- p75
- $61,810
- p10
- $37,480
- p90
- $74,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.