State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: California vs New York
Construction Laborers in California earn a median of $60,270. In New York, $55,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 7.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.8%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+5%
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
New York
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $55,930
- p25
- $43,950
- p75
- $79,420
- p10
- $34,320
- p90
- $96,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.