State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Texas
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Texas, $40,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.2% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
Massachusetts vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+43.2%
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
Texas
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $40,620
- p25
- $36,730
- p75
- $46,950
- p10
- $32,560
- p90
- $56,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.