State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades salary: New Jersey vs Tennessee
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades in New Jersey earn a median of $105,510. In Tennessee, $74,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 41.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.7%
New Jersey vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades
- Median
- $105,510
- p25
- $79,970
- p75
- $131,710
- p10
- $63,210
- p90
- $153,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
Tennessee
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades
- Median
- $74,470
- p25
- $59,190
- p75
- $93,130
- p10
- $49,000
- p90
- $108,320
- 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.