State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Michigan, $49,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+16.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Michigan
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,590
- p25
- $44,750
- p75
- $61,730
- p10
- $37,220
- p90
- $69,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.