State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Montana, $49,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+13.7%
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
Montana
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,830
- p25
- $43,260
- p75
- $58,750
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $63,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.