State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Connecticut vs Massachusetts
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Connecticut, $58,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 8%.
Nominal pay gap
-8%
Connecticut vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-6.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $58,290
- p25
- $47,670
- p75
- $72,750
- p10
- $42,580
- p90
- $76,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Massachusetts
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $63,390
- p25
- $52,330
- p75
- $88,330
- p10
- $45,170
- p90
- $98,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.