State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs Tennessee
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In Tennessee, $45,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.2% — not 71.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.4%
Hawaii vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+43.2%
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
Tennessee
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $45,000
- p25
- $37,670
- p75
- $49,450
- p10
- $34,910
- p90
- $59,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.