State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Louisiana
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Louisiana, $38,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.7% — not 101.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+101.7%
Hawaii vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+61.7%
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
Louisiana
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $38,230
- p25
- $34,510
- p75
- $47,300
- p10
- $29,650
- p90
- $60,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.