State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Missouri
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Missouri, $56,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 11.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.7%
Massachusetts vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-4.1%
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
Missouri
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $56,730
- p25
- $45,610
- p75
- $77,580
- p10
- $37,870
- p90
- $83,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.