State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Virginia, $43,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.7% — not 47.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.1%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+36.7%
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
Virginia
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $43,560
- p25
- $37,020
- p75
- $47,550
- p10
- $32,900
- p90
- $57,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.