State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In South Dakota, $45,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 38.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.7%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
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
South Dakota
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $45,710
- p25
- $38,300
- p75
- $48,120
- p10
- $35,180
- p90
- $52,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.