State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Minnesota
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Minnesota, $60,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 5.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.2%
Massachusetts vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-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
Minnesota
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $60,260
- p25
- $48,420
- p75
- $79,710
- p10
- $42,950
- p90
- $96,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.