State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Kentucky
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Kentucky, $45,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.3% — not 68.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.7%
Hawaii vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+38.3%
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
Kentucky
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $45,710
- p25
- $37,700
- p75
- $50,040
- p10
- $33,770
- p90
- $60,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.