State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Nebraska
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Nebraska, $47,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.1%
Massachusetts vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+14.2%
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
Nebraska
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $47,260
- p25
- $40,320
- p75
- $55,550
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $61,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.