State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Virginia
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Virginia, $43,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 45.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.5%
Massachusetts vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+39.1%
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
Virginia
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $43,560
- p25
- $37,020
- p75
- $47,550
- p10
- $32,900
- p90
- $57,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.