State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Mississippi
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Mississippi, $37,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.7% — not 104.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+104.5%
Hawaii vs Mississippi
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
Mississippi
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $37,710
- p25
- $33,790
- p75
- $45,790
- p10
- $29,370
- p90
- $52,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.