State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Rhode Island
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Rhode Island, $57,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.7%
Hawaii vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+25.3%
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
Rhode Island
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $57,240
- p25
- $46,810
- p75
- $77,480
- p10
- $39,480
- p90
- $88,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.