State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Rhode Island, $57,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 10.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.7%
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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
Rhode Island
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $57,240
- p25
- $46,810
- p75
- $77,480
- p10
- $39,480
- p90
- $88,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.