State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: California vs Oregon
Construction Laborers in California earn a median of $60,270. In Oregon, $50,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 18.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.5%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
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
Oregon
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $50,860
- p25
- $45,030
- p75
- $62,200
- p10
- $39,210
- p90
- $78,410
- 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.