State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Hawaii vs West Virginia
Construction Laborers in Hawaii earn a median of $77,110. In West Virginia, $42,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47% — not 80.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.7%
Hawaii vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+47%
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
West Virginia
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $42,670
- p25
- $35,620
- p75
- $54,780
- p10
- $30,770
- p90
- $60,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.