State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs New York
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In New York, $55,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 13.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.3%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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 York
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $55,930
- p25
- $43,950
- p75
- $79,420
- p10
- $34,320
- p90
- $96,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.