State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Mississippi
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Mississippi, $37,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.2% — not 68.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.1%
Massachusetts vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+38.2%
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
Mississippi
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $37,710
- p25
- $33,790
- p75
- $45,790
- p10
- $29,370
- p90
- $52,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.