State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Iowa
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Iowa, $48,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 59%.
Nominal pay gap
+59%
Hawaii vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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
Iowa
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $48,490
- p25
- $45,560
- p75
- $58,470
- p10
- $38,180
- p90
- $68,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.