State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: New Jersey vs Wyoming
Construction Laborers in New Jersey earn a median of $64,060. In Wyoming, $46,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.2%
New Jersey vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+18.6%
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
Wyoming
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $46,030
- p25
- $38,510
- p75
- $49,920
- p10
- $35,640
- p90
- $57,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.