State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In District of Columbia, $50,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24% — not 21.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.1%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-24%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $50,020
- p25
- $43,260
- p75
- $59,090
- p10
- $37,190
- p90
- $72,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.