State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs New Mexico
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In New Mexico, $38,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.3% — not 100.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.8%
Hawaii vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+68.3%
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
New Mexico
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $38,400
- p25
- $35,500
- p75
- $46,300
- p10
- $30,840
- p90
- $53,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.