State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In South Carolina, $42,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 49.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.2%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+28.5%
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
South Carolina
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $42,940
- p25
- $36,680
- p75
- $49,120
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $63,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.