State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Montana
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Montana, $49,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 54.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.7%
Hawaii vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+33.1%
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
Montana
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,830
- p25
- $43,260
- p75
- $58,750
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $63,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.