State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Construction Laborers in Massachusetts earn a median of $63,390. In Washington, $57,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.8%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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
Washington
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $57,720
- p25
- $46,930
- p75
- $72,160
- p10
- $39,930
- p90
- $95,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.