State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Alabama vs Hawaii
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Alabama, $36,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.7% — not 52.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-52.1%
Alabama vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-40.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $36,900
- p25
- $29,960
- p75
- $45,240
- p10
- $23,980
- p90
- $49,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Hawaii
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $77,110
- p25
- $52,270
- p75
- $87,750
- p10
- $43,990
- p90
- $96,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.