State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Construction Laborers in Washington earn a median of $57,720. In Colorado, $47,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
-17%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $47,900
- p25
- $42,700
- p75
- $56,670
- p10
- $38,410
- p90
- $62,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
Washington
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $57,720
- p25
- $46,930
- p75
- $72,160
- p10
- $39,930
- p90
- $95,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.