State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Texas
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Texas, $40,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.7% — not 57.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.7%
New Jersey vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+40.7%
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
Texas
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $40,620
- p25
- $36,730
- p75
- $46,950
- p10
- $32,560
- p90
- $56,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.