State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Illinois vs Texas
Construction Laborers in Illinois earn a median of $60,690. In Texas, $40,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.1% — not 49.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.4%
Illinois vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+45.1%
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
Texas
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $40,620
- p25
- $36,730
- p75
- $46,950
- p10
- $32,560
- p90
- $56,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.