State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In North Dakota, $49,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 29.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.2%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+8.7%
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
North Dakota
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $49,070
- p25
- $45,680
- p75
- $60,680
- p10
- $38,990
- p90
- $71,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.