State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In South Dakota, $45,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 40.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.1%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+14.1%
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 Dakota
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $45,710
- p25
- $38,300
- p75
- $48,120
- p10
- $35,180
- p90
- $52,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.