State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Arkansas vs Hawaii
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Arkansas, $37,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.2% — not 51.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.2%
Arkansas vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-38.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $37,630
- p25
- $34,590
- p75
- $44,320
- p10
- $30,850
- p90
- $48,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.