State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Rhode Island, $57,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.2% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.9%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+5.2%
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
Rhode Island
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $57,240
- p25
- $46,810
- p75
- $77,480
- p10
- $39,480
- p90
- $88,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.