State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs New Mexico
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In New Mexico, $38,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.9% — not 65.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.1%
Massachusetts vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+43.9%
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
New Mexico
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $38,400
- p25
- $35,500
- p75
- $46,300
- p10
- $30,840
- p90
- $53,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.