State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Arizona vs Massachusetts
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Arizona, $46,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
Arizona vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-22.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $46,590
- p25
- $39,610
- p75
- $51,620
- p10
- $36,770
- p90
- $60,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
Massachusetts
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $63,390
- p25
- $52,330
- p75
- $88,330
- p10
- $45,170
- p90
- $98,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.