State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Pennsylvania, $49,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+38.5%
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
Pennsylvania
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,400
- p25
- $45,110
- p75
- $61,810
- p10
- $37,480
- p90
- $74,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.