How much do Construction Laborers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $46,460 and the 90th percentile is $99,410. The difference is $52,950, which is 83.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $54,540 to the 75th at $93,830, covers $39,290.

The mean annual wage is $71,350, which sits above the median of $63,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 34.6% higher than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,578, which is 24.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Massachusetts median of $63,390.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Laborers at $58,578 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Laborers. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 21 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $47,520 and employment of 1,070. That median is 25.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,976, against $58,578 here.
• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $61,410 and employment of 1,650. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,899, against $58,578 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $59,280 and employment of 3,240. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,247, against $58,578 here.

Employment share

Construction Laborers accounts for 0.43% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (11,580 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.