State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Illinois vs Indiana
Construction Laborers in Illinois earn a median of $60,690. In Indiana, $50,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.2%
Illinois vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $60,690
- p25
- $46,040
- p75
- $95,240
- p10
- $38,880
- p90
- $105,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Indiana
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $50,070
- p25
- $44,270
- p75
- $62,240
- p10
- $36,570
- p90
- $74,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.