State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Illinois
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Illinois, $60,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.1%
Hawaii vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $77,110
- p25
- $52,270
- p75
- $87,750
- p10
- $43,990
- p90
- $96,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.