State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: California vs Florida
Construction Laborers in California earn a median of $60,270. In Florida, $44,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+27.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $60,270
- p25
- $48,140
- p75
- $78,520
- p10
- $40,950
- p90
- $93,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Florida
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $44,030
- p25
- $37,090
- p75
- $47,970
- p10
- $33,280
- p90
- $58,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.