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New Jersey construction wages

Average private construction pay, Q1 2026

The average private construction worker in New Jersey earned $1,731 per week (about $43.27/hour) in Q1 2026, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
That is +1.9% versus a year earlier.
New Jersey ranks #10 of 51 states for average construction pay, against a U.S. average of $1,634/week.

Avg weekly wage

$1,731

≈ $43.27/hr · +1.9% YoY

National rank

#10

of 51 · US avg $1,634

Construction employers

21,959

establishments, Q1 2026

This is the market average - the required rate is separate

The figure above is the average private construction wage across New Jersey - useful context for what building trades pay locally. The prevailing wage a public project requires is a different number, set per county and classification: see New Jersey prevailing wage for the state's law, determinations, and lookup steps.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

Source: BLS QCEW, private construction (NAICS 1012), statewide, Q1 2026 (the newest quarter BLS has published for New Jersey). Download all states (CSV).