State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Utah
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Utah, $46,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.1% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.6%
New Jersey vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+25.1%
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
Utah
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $46,550
- p25
- $38,750
- p75
- $55,250
- p10
- $34,890
- p90
- $63,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.