State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In South Carolina, $42,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.7% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.6%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+30.7%
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
South Carolina
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $42,940
- p25
- $36,680
- p75
- $49,120
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $63,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.