State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Florida vs Illinois
Construction Laborers in Illinois earn a median of $60,690. In Florida, $44,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 27.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.5%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $44,030
- p25
- $37,090
- p75
- $47,970
- p10
- $33,280
- p90
- $58,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
Illinois
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $60,690
- p25
- $46,040
- p75
- $95,240
- p10
- $38,880
- p90
- $105,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.