State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades in New Jersey earn a median of $105,510. In West Virginia, $80,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+8.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades
- Median
- $105,510
- p25
- $79,970
- p75
- $131,710
- p10
- $63,210
- p90
- $153,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
West Virginia
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades
- Median
- $80,060
- p25
- $62,440
- p75
- $103,770
- p10
- $51,220
- p90
- $127,180
- 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.