State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Louisiana vs Massachusetts
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Louisiana, $38,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.7% — not 39.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.7%
Louisiana vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-27.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $38,230
- p25
- $34,510
- p75
- $47,300
- p10
- $29,650
- p90
- $60,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.