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Construction Laborers pay in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA and Vineland, NJ
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Construction Laborers is $49,980 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. It is $83,680 per year in Vineland, NJ. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 40.3% below Vineland, NJ on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 47-2061 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 3,510 wage and salary jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA and 440 in Vineland, NJ. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings