State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In North Carolina, $44,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 41.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.7%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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
North Carolina
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $44,720
- p25
- $37,380
- p75
- $49,070
- p10
- $31,850
- p90
- $59,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.