State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Vermont
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Vermont, $48,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 31.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.9%
New Jersey vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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
Vermont
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $48,580
- p25
- $46,780
- p75
- $58,110
- p10
- $39,130
- p90
- $61,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.