State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In South Carolina, $42,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53% — not 79.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.6%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+53%
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
South Carolina
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $42,940
- p25
- $36,680
- p75
- $49,120
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $63,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.