State comparison · 2025
Construction Laborers salary: Texas vs Washington
Construction Laborers in Washington earn a median of $57,720. In Texas, $40,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.6%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.