State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Iowa vs Massachusetts
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Iowa, $48,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Iowa vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-7.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $48,490
- p25
- $45,560
- p75
- $58,470
- p10
- $38,180
- p90
- $68,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
Massachusetts
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $63,390
- p25
- $52,330
- p75
- $88,330
- p10
- $45,170
- p90
- $98,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.