State comparison · 2025
Construction Managers salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Construction Managers in Massachusetts earn a median of $145,010. In West Virginia, $95,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 51.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.5%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Construction Managers
- Median
- $145,010
- p25
- $127,020
- p75
- $173,520
- p10
- $104,100
- p90
- $216,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
West Virginia
Construction Managers
- Median
- $95,740
- p25
- $69,440
- p75
- $129,500
- p10
- $57,490
- p90
- $152,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.