State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Missouri
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Missouri, $56,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.9%
Hawaii vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+12.2%
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
Missouri
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $56,730
- p25
- $45,610
- p75
- $77,580
- p10
- $37,870
- p90
- $83,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.