State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Tennessee
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Tennessee, $45,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 42.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.4%
New Jersey vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+20.2%
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
Tennessee
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $45,000
- p25
- $37,670
- p75
- $49,450
- p10
- $34,910
- p90
- $59,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.