State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs North Carolina
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In North Carolina, $44,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.8% — not 72.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.4%
Hawaii vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+47.8%
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
North Carolina
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $44,720
- p25
- $37,380
- p75
- $49,070
- p10
- $31,850
- p90
- $59,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.