State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: California vs Texas
Construction Laborers in California earn a median of $60,270. In Texas, $40,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 48.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.4%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+30.1%
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
Texas
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $40,620
- p25
- $36,730
- p75
- $46,950
- p10
- $32,560
- p90
- $56,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.