State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Kansas
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Kansas, $44,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.9% — not 72%.
Nominal pay gap
+72%
Hawaii vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+40.9%
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
Kansas
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $44,840
- p25
- $37,310
- p75
- $49,210
- p10
- $31,500
- p90
- $60,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.