State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Minnesota
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Minnesota, $60,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
Hawaii vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
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
Minnesota
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $60,260
- p25
- $48,420
- p75
- $79,710
- p10
- $42,950
- p90
- $96,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.