State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In West Virginia, $42,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 50.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.1%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+23.5%
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
West Virginia
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $42,670
- p25
- $35,620
- p75
- $54,780
- p10
- $30,770
- p90
- $60,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.