State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Wisconsin
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Wisconsin, $56,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.2%
New Jersey vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
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
Wisconsin
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $56,100
- p25
- $46,060
- p75
- $72,130
- p10
- $37,990
- p90
- $80,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.