State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Construction Laborers in Washington earn a median of $57,720. In Oregon, $50,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.9%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Construction Laborers
- Median
- $50,860
- p25
- $45,030
- p75
- $62,200
- p10
- $39,210
- p90
- $78,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.