Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Francisco, CA	$51,280
San Jose, CA	$50,920
Anchorage, AK	$50,030
Seattle, WA	$49,650
Kahului, HI	$49,320
Bremerton, WA	$49,280
Kenosha, WI	$48,700
Hanford, CA	$48,640
Fairbanks, AK	$48,270
Modesto, CA	$48,140
Decatur, IL	$48,110
Minneapolis, MN	$48,080
Portland, OR	$48,060
Napa, CA	$47,930
Stockton, CA	$47,860

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary by state

Alaska pays laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand the most statewide, $50,550 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Alaska	$50,550	$44,510	4,250	2	$50,030	$48,270
Washington, D.C.	$49,250	$45,740	1,200	1	$43,990	$43,990
Washington	$47,680	$46,190	49,450	11	$49,650	$41,330
Hawaii	$47,640	$44,120	9,490	2	$49,320	$47,160
Minnesota	$46,920	$46,280	54,480	5	$48,080	$44,520
New York	$46,200	$44,630	100,950	13	$46,170	$39,470
North Dakota	$45,910	$45,690	9,990	4	$45,360	$43,250
Colorado	$45,860	$45,370	31,140	7	$47,700	$39,700
Massachusetts	$45,760	$44,920	34,700	6	$47,860	$42,440
Oregon	$45,740	$44,750	27,720	8	$48,060	$39,500
California	$45,590	$44,710	355,500	25	$51,280	$40,340
Connecticut	$44,320	$43,640	23,970	5	$44,920	$42,550
Arizona	$44,190	$44,290	71,090	7	$44,840	$37,270
Wisconsin	$44,080	$44,610	70,520	13	$48,700	$41,840
Rhode Island	$43,710	$41,690	6,760	1	$43,210	$43,210
Iowa	$43,520	$43,490	30,890	8	$45,160	$39,220
Nevada	$43,190	$39,350	40,850	3	$44,990	$37,070
Pennsylvania	$43,130	$42,480	131,050	16	$45,480	$37,950
Maine	$43,040	$42,640	6,120	3	$45,180	$40,880
Maryland	$42,990	$41,600	47,710	4	$43,010	$39,460
Illinois	$42,960	$40,550	195,390	8	$48,110	$39,270
Nebraska	$42,850	$42,910	13,870	3	$44,740	$41,720
Utah	$42,720	$42,370	29,670	5	$43,850	$40,400
Montana	$42,680	$43,840	3,870	5	$46,530	$40,060
New Jersey	$42,540	$39,540	97,230	3	$41,060	$38,330
New Hampshire	$42,530	$42,110	8,340	1	$41,770	$41,770
Virginia	$42,330	$39,380	58,000	9	$46,390	$38,040
Kentucky	$41,960	$42,770	57,930	6	$44,440	$38,110
Indiana	$41,850	$41,340	103,200	12	$42,620	$38,230
Wyoming	$41,360	$38,330	2,700	2	$40,500	$39,270
Kansas	$41,310	$40,250	23,270	4	$44,780	$36,200
South Dakota	$41,290	$38,980	3,820	2	$43,920	$38,500
Michigan	$41,230	$38,860	79,410	15	$43,640	$38,100
Missouri	$41,190	$39,080	43,050	8	$44,510	$39,100
Ohio	$41,000	$39,460	108,830	12	$42,130	$37,030
Vermont	$40,930	$39,390	3,060	1	$42,950	$42,950
Idaho	$40,810	$39,900	15,610	6	$42,470	$37,160
Georgia	$40,450	$38,480	137,580	13	$44,580	$35,660
Florida	$40,260	$38,160	164,400	22	$41,550	$35,770
Tennessee	$40,020	$38,160	105,870	10	$42,050	$36,600
Delaware	$39,740	$37,320	5,220	1	$37,060	$37,060
Texas	$39,400	$37,540	216,970	26	$41,730	$32,790
North Carolina	$39,390	$38,230	116,720	15	$41,640	$34,480
South Carolina	$39,140	$37,530	56,700	8	$40,950	$35,940
New Mexico	$38,990	$37,230	10,200	4	$40,450	$34,940
West Virginia	$38,490	$36,990	11,300	7	$41,320	$35,990
Oklahoma	$37,790	$36,990	38,210	4	$38,430	$34,940
Alabama	$37,480	$36,670	36,140	12	$41,440	$32,590
Mississippi	$37,170	$36,400	30,750	3	$37,760	$35,020
Arkansas	$36,730	$35,920	21,430	5	$39,710	$33,890
Louisiana	$35,720	$35,340	43,730	10	$37,070	$33,760
Puerto Rico	$27,240	$24,560	10,410	6	$28,200	$27,060

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Francisco, CA	$51,280	$48,400	$24.66	30,710
San Jose, CA	$50,920	$47,060	$24.48	11,830
Anchorage, AK	$50,030	$44,510	$24.05	2,620
Seattle, WA	$49,650	$47,740	$23.87	29,490
Kahului, HI	$49,320	$47,490	$23.71	1,040
Bremerton, WA	$49,280	$46,370	$23.69	980
Kenosha, WI	$48,700	$46,990	$23.42	5,420
Hanford, CA	$48,640	$48,420	$23.39	790
Fairbanks, AK	$48,270	$44,820	$23.21	280
Modesto, CA	$48,140	$46,630	$23.15	4,810
Decatur, IL	$48,110	$46,010	$23.13	1,430
Minneapolis, MN	$48,080	$47,320	$23.12	36,700
Portland, OR	$48,060	$46,100	$23.11	18,640
Napa, CA	$47,930	$46,230	$23.05	1,020
Stockton, CA	$47,860	$47,330	$23.01	15,030
Barnstable, MA	$47,860	$46,860	$23.01	890
Denver, CO	$47,700	$46,290	$22.93	19,340
Vallejo, CA	$47,310	$45,660	$22.74	2,520
Honolulu, HI	$47,160	$44,120	$22.67	7,020
Albany, OR	$47,080	$47,150	$22.64	1,590
Santa Rosa, CA	$47,030	$46,640	$22.61	2,810
Sheboygan, WI	$46,820	$48,150	$22.51	1,550
Sacramento, CA	$46,730	$45,930	$22.47	18,560
Rochester, MN	$46,540	$46,360	$22.38	1,330
Bozeman, MT	$46,530	$47,070	$22.37	400
Boston, MA	$46,500	$45,600	$22.36	24,030
Boulder, CO	$46,430	$46,730	$22.32	970
Blacksburg, VA	$46,390	$46,440	$22.30	1,310
Mount Vernon, WA	$46,280	$45,960	$22.25	800
Albany, NY	$46,170	$43,640	$22.20	7,270
Riverside, CA	$46,160	$46,060	$22.19	69,820
Bakersfield, CA	$45,900	$46,890	$22.07	8,440
Oshkosh, WI	$45,880	$45,970	$22.06	2,080
Olympia, WA	$45,720	$44,760	$21.98	1,990
Staunton, VA	$45,690	$47,310	$21.96	1,880
Bellingham, WA	$45,610	$45,570	$21.93	1,120
Chambersburg, PA	$45,480	$47,540	$21.87	3,130
Fargo, ND	$45,360	$45,690	$21.81	3,810
Santa Cruz, CA	$45,320	$44,050	$21.79	860
New York, NY	$45,280	$43,290	$21.77	118,290
Portland, ME	$45,180	$45,350	$21.72	2,520
Des Moines, IA	$45,160	$46,370	$21.71	7,000
Kiryas Joel, NY	$45,150	$44,510	$21.71	7,030
Reading, PA	$45,020	$46,040	$21.65	5,280
St. Cloud, MN	$45,010	$45,480	$21.64	2,230
Fond du Lac, WI	$45,000	$46,140	$21.63	990
Reno, NV	$44,990	$43,990	$21.63	8,960
New Haven, CT	$44,920	$45,420	$21.60	3,810
Spokane, WA	$44,840	$44,510	$21.56	4,050
Phoenix, AZ	$44,840	$44,950	$21.56	56,420
Topeka, KS	$44,780	$49,140	$21.53	2,140
Grand Island, NE	$44,740	$44,370	$21.51	660
Worcester, MA	$44,740	$44,080	$21.51	3,950
Milwaukee, WI	$44,730	$44,840	$21.51	19,810
Mankato, MN	$44,690	$44,500	$21.49	790
Greeley, CO	$44,660	$44,980	$21.47	1,320
Warner Robins, GA	$44,580	$47,130	$21.43	1,650
Bridgeport, CT	$44,570	$43,550	$21.43	4,290
Duluth, MN	$44,520	$44,080	$21.40	1,560
St. Joseph, MO	$44,510	$44,100	$21.40	1,300
Syracuse, NY	$44,480	$44,660	$21.38	6,390
Kennewick, WA	$44,440	$44,380	$21.37	1,840
Louisville, KY	$44,440	$46,830	$21.37	29,400
Dubuque, IA	$44,420	$45,960	$21.36	980
Hartford, CT	$44,390	$44,000	$21.34	10,770
Santa Maria, CA	$44,380	$42,560	$21.34	2,100
Minot, ND	$44,340	$44,560	$21.32	640
San Diego, CA	$44,270	$43,320	$21.28	21,950
Longview, WA	$44,210	$40,510	$21.26	900
Norwich, CT	$44,190	$41,910	$21.24	1,420
Waterloo, IA	$44,190	$47,440	$21.25	2,920
Davenport, IA	$44,100	$42,980	$21.20	4,370
Walla Walla, WA	$44,080	$44,920	$21.19	290
Los Angeles, CA	$44,070	$42,390	$21.19	120,720
Merced, CA	$44,050	$41,890	$21.18	1,130
Harrisburg, PA	$44,040	$43,640	$21.17	11,760
Washington, DC	$43,990	$42,590	$21.15	28,510
Amherst, MA	$43,970	$41,710	$21.14	480
Pueblo, CO	$43,970	$47,100	$21.14	1,410
Philadelphia, PA	$43,930	$43,460	$21.12	51,100
Sioux Falls, SD	$43,920	$44,420	$21.12	1,390
Salt Lake City, UT	$43,850	$44,190	$21.08	15,630
Madison, WI	$43,800	$44,190	$21.06	7,130
Allentown, PA	$43,780	$42,380	$21.05	14,840
Green Bay, WI	$43,740	$44,010	$21.03	3,650
Oxnard, CA	$43,720	$41,920	$21.02	5,600
Racine, WI	$43,670	$45,430	$21.00	2,190
Lebanon, PA	$43,660	$38,750	$20.99	1,790
Lewiston, ME	$43,660	$43,780	$20.99	610
Ann Arbor, MI	$43,640	$43,470	$20.98	2,010
Wausau, WI	$43,640	$43,460	$20.98	1,840
Grand Forks, ND	$43,630	$43,580	$20.97	1,030
Bend, OR	$43,580	$45,520	$20.95	970
Billings, MT	$43,560	$44,350	$20.94	1,240
Tucson, AZ	$43,520	$42,940	$20.92	7,780
Springfield, MA	$43,470	$43,010	$20.90	2,230
Virginia Beach, VA	$43,450	$39,160	$20.89	13,920
Pittsburgh, PA	$43,400	$41,830	$20.86	18,830
Appleton, WI	$43,370	$43,610	$20.85	2,610
Buffalo, NY	$43,350	$43,130	$20.84	7,900
Ithaca, NY	$43,320	$40,590	$20.83	280
Lancaster, PA	$43,280	$42,440	$20.81	5,730
Kalamazoo, MI	$43,250	$44,350	$20.79	3,030
Bismarck, ND	$43,250	$43,260	$20.79	1,150
Rockford, IL	$43,230	$44,200	$20.79	5,940
Providence, RI	$43,210	$40,370	$20.77	10,900
Janesville, WI	$43,200	$44,590	$20.77	2,000
Eau Claire, WI	$43,190	$45,320	$20.77	2,160
Chicago, IL	$43,140	$40,550	$20.74	157,920
Scranton, PA	$43,030	$42,900	$20.69	9,630
Baltimore, MD	$43,010	$43,250	$20.68	28,350
Detroit, MI	$43,010	$40,330	$20.68	34,030
Burlington, VT	$42,950	$42,790	$20.65	1,330
Las Vegas, NV	$42,950	$38,940	$20.65	29,590
Roanoke, VA	$42,920	$46,180	$20.64	3,100
Omaha, NE	$42,850	$42,550	$20.60	6,870
Yuba City, CA	$42,780	$42,050	$20.57	650
Cedar Rapids, IA	$42,660	$43,300	$20.51	2,730
St. Louis, MO	$42,660	$41,780	$20.51	21,340
Visalia, CA	$42,650	$39,960	$20.51	4,070
Indianapolis, IN	$42,620	$44,180	$20.49	48,100
Lawrence, KS	$42,620	$43,190	$20.49	530
Ogden, UT	$42,550	$42,200	$20.46	4,300
Waterbury, CT	$42,550	$39,500	$20.46	2,160
Kingston, NY	$42,540	$39,420	$20.45	510
Fort Collins, CO	$42,490	$41,400	$20.43	1,700
York, PA	$42,480	$43,380	$20.43	7,360
Boise, ID	$42,470	$44,480	$20.42	8,030
Flagstaff, AZ	$42,460	$41,560	$20.41	560
Pittsfield, MA	$42,440	$39,450	$20.40	380
Colorado Springs, CO	$42,430	$41,080	$20.40	2,660
Chico, CA	$42,390	$41,080	$20.38	990
Elkhart, IN	$42,220	$40,820	$20.30	2,980
Helena, MT	$42,220	$40,980	$20.30	270
Salinas, CA	$42,150	$39,110	$20.27	3,890
Richmond, VA	$42,130	$40,270	$20.25	10,550
Columbus, OH	$42,130	$41,200	$20.26	25,800
Sandusky, OH	$42,110	$39,760	$20.24	650
Champaign, IL	$42,100	$41,970	$20.24	1,960
Salem, OR	$42,100	$40,360	$20.24	2,250
Kansas City, MO	$42,100	$41,700	$20.24	19,070
Cincinnati, OH	$42,080	$40,240	$20.23	22,910
Ames, IA	$42,070	$40,280	$20.23	650
Morristown, TN	$42,050	$39,550	$20.22	1,510
San Luis Obispo, CA	$42,040	$38,730	$20.21	1,360
Sioux City, IA	$41,980	$42,790	$20.18	1,660
Missoula, MT	$41,970	$42,900	$20.18	460
Utica, NY	$41,930	$41,650	$20.16	1,280
Salisbury, MD	$41,860	$39,910	$20.13	760
La Crosse, WI	$41,840	$42,800	$20.11	1,620
Battle Creek, MI	$41,800	$40,760	$20.10	650
Owensboro, KY	$41,790	$39,380	$20.09	1,130
Manchester, NH	$41,770	$40,080	$20.08	2,640
Midland, TX	$41,730	$41,910	$20.06	1,500
Lincoln, NE	$41,720	$40,450	$20.06	1,980
Atlanta, GA	$41,680	$39,020	$20.04	78,460
Yakima, WA	$41,650	$39,710	$20.02	1,390
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$41,650	$42,130	$20.03	990
Wilmington, NC	$41,640	$37,160	$20.02	3,310
Lansing, MI	$41,630	$40,060	$20.02	4,270
Winchester, VA	$41,610	$41,910	$20.01	1,580
Lewiston, ID	$41,610	$39,080	$20.00	560
Monroe, MI	$41,580	$39,520	$19.99	950
Jacksonville, FL	$41,550	$41,040	$19.98	17,350
Kokomo, IN	$41,540	$39,040	$19.97	550
Fresno, CA	$41,490	$39,310	$19.95	8,050
Evansville, IN	$41,480	$42,170	$19.94	3,980
St. George, UT	$41,480	$39,750	$19.94	1,610
Orlando, FL	$41,470	$38,630	$19.94	24,080
Huntsville, AL	$41,440	$39,500	$19.92	4,370
Nashville, TN	$41,440	$39,790	$19.92	33,120
Glens Falls, NY	$41,350	$39,170	$19.88	600
Dayton, OH	$41,340	$40,280	$19.88	6,510
Springfield, IL	$41,330	$38,160	$19.87	1,300
Wenatchee, WA	$41,330	$37,610	$19.87	750
Wheeling, WV	$41,320	$38,150	$19.86	940
Rochester, NY	$41,300	$40,050	$19.86	5,160
Toledo, OH	$41,270	$42,640	$19.84	8,120
Tyler, TX	$41,220	$43,390	$19.82	2,800
Lexington, KY	$41,210	$41,910	$19.81	5,500
Memphis, TN	$41,130	$39,510	$19.77	37,750
Atlantic City, NJ	$41,060	$37,920	$19.74	1,200
Lima, OH	$41,030	$37,050	$19.72	960
Savannah, GA	$41,010	$38,250	$19.71	7,810
Eugene, OR	$40,990	$38,920	$19.71	1,550
Hagerstown, MD	$40,980	$38,100	$19.70	2,980
Charleston, SC	$40,950	$38,090	$19.69	8,100
Joplin, MO	$40,950	$39,400	$19.69	1,720
Elmira, NY	$40,940	$37,280	$19.68	370
Lakeland, FL	$40,930	$42,800	$19.68	8,440
South Bend, IN	$40,900	$38,830	$19.66	2,660
Bangor, ME	$40,880	$41,600	$19.66	720
Cleveland, OH	$40,850	$38,680	$19.64	17,090
Dallas, TX	$40,830	$38,510	$19.63	81,940
Binghamton, NY	$40,790	$38,740	$19.61	1,590
Charlotte, NC	$40,790	$38,850	$19.61	40,540
Medford, OR	$40,770	$37,980	$19.60	920
Redding, CA	$40,770	$37,620	$19.60	1,220
Miami, FL	$40,750	$38,580	$19.59	48,860
Columbia, MO	$40,730	$38,070	$19.58	1,250
Williamsport, PA	$40,720	$38,570	$19.58	940
Naples, FL	$40,680	$39,410	$19.56	1,690
Hickory, NC	$40,660	$40,240	$19.55	4,850
Peoria, IL	$40,610	$37,420	$19.52	2,750
Sarasota, FL	$40,600	$38,790	$19.52	5,010
Gainesville, GA	$40,580	$38,930	$19.51	3,820
Casper, WY	$40,500	$39,760	$19.47	560
Provo, UT	$40,470	$37,600	$19.46	4,590
Santa Fe, NM	$40,450	$40,090	$19.45	560
Traverse City, MI	$40,430	$38,750	$19.44	630
Raleigh, NC	$40,430	$38,470	$19.44	17,060
Weirton, WV	$40,420	$37,330	$19.43	650
Trenton, NJ	$40,410	$37,560	$19.43	4,460
Akron, OH	$40,400	$39,100	$19.42	6,070
Logan, UT	$40,400	$40,080	$19.43	1,220
Austin, TX	$40,380	$38,530	$19.42	13,900
Columbus, IN	$40,350	$38,510	$19.40	1,310
El Centro, CA	$40,340	$37,350	$19.40	930
Springfield, MO	$40,310	$38,360	$19.38	3,080
Fort Wayne, IN	$40,290	$37,860	$19.37	5,800
Odessa, TX	$40,290	$39,600	$19.37	1,230
Asheville, NC	$40,290	$38,440	$19.37	3,360
Punta Gorda, FL	$40,240	$38,300	$19.35	840
Corvallis, OR	$40,220	$37,760	$19.34	190
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$40,220	$38,410	$19.34	950
Bloomington, IN	$40,190	$38,130	$19.32	1,020
Gainesville, FL	$40,130	$38,980	$19.29	1,630
Beaumont, TX	$40,060	$37,660	$19.26	2,010
Great Falls, MT	$40,060	$39,810	$19.26	310
Bloomington, IL	$40,050	$36,610	$19.26	960
Prescott Valley, AZ	$40,050	$39,790	$19.26	1,080
Bowling Green, KY	$40,020	$38,040	$19.24	2,070
Crestview, FL	$40,010	$37,880	$19.24	1,060
Brunswick, GA	$39,970	$36,680	$19.21	860
Houston, TX	$39,910	$38,000	$19.19	52,520
Canton, OH	$39,890	$38,900	$19.18	3,420
Fort Myers, FL	$39,830	$38,490	$19.15	4,680
Gettysburg, PA	$39,820	$38,390	$19.14	790
Charleston, WV	$39,800	$37,340	$19.14	1,390
Texarkana, TX	$39,740	$36,710	$19.11	920
Columbia, SC	$39,740	$37,530	$19.11	9,410
Charlottesville, VA	$39,710	$37,210	$19.09	750
Jonesboro, AR	$39,710	$37,500	$19.09	1,280
Grand Junction, CO	$39,700	$38,180	$19.09	760
Burlington, NC	$39,630	$43,750	$19.05	2,660
Ocala, FL	$39,590	$40,830	$19.03	2,690
Saginaw, MI	$39,580	$37,590	$19.03	960
Palm Bay, FL	$39,540	$37,680	$19.01	2,560
Cape Girardeau, MO	$39,540	$36,430	$19.01	600
Spartanburg, SC	$39,520	$37,540	$19.00	6,080
Grants Pass, OR	$39,500	$37,780	$18.99	240
Knoxville, TN	$39,500	$37,400	$18.99	10,120
Watertown, NY	$39,470	$37,280	$18.98	450
Lexington Park, MD	$39,460	$36,220	$18.97	320
Johnstown, PA	$39,450	$37,830	$18.97	750
Lafayette, IN	$39,440	$37,310	$18.96	2,470
Albuquerque, NM	$39,410	$37,230	$18.95	5,170
Tampa, FL	$39,390	$37,570	$18.94	22,610
Sherman, TX	$39,280	$40,770	$18.89	970
Kankakee, IL	$39,270	$37,110	$18.88	1,190
Cheyenne, WY	$39,270	$37,260	$18.88	490
Farmington, NM	$39,260	$37,850	$18.87	680
Muskegon, MI	$39,250	$38,330	$18.87	900
Iowa City, IA	$39,220	$38,060	$18.85	830
State College, PA	$39,210	$36,970	$18.85	470
Deltona, FL	$39,170	$37,210	$18.83	2,670
Wichita, KS	$39,120	$37,750	$18.81	3,690
Killeen, TX	$39,110	$37,870	$18.81	1,660
Greenville, SC	$39,100	$38,520	$18.80	11,960
Jefferson City, MO	$39,100	$36,400	$18.80	1,040
Greensboro, NC	$39,090	$37,190	$18.80	13,470
Bay City, MI	$39,040	$38,610	$18.77	500
Youngstown, OH	$39,040	$41,540	$18.77	4,040
Twin Falls, ID	$39,030	$38,690	$18.77	1,110
Niles, MI	$39,010	$37,790	$18.75	690
Paducah, KY	$39,010	$38,110	$18.76	940
Michigan City, IN	$38,990	$37,820	$18.75	870
Longview, TX	$38,970	$37,590	$18.73	1,890
San Antonio, TX	$38,930	$37,470	$18.72	13,440
Birmingham, AL	$38,850	$37,500	$18.68	8,200
Idaho Falls, ID	$38,770	$36,490	$18.64	1,350
Grand Rapids, MI	$38,750	$36,130	$18.63	18,840
Terre Haute, IN	$38,720	$37,420	$18.62	1,180
Flint, MI	$38,700	$37,390	$18.60	1,600
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,680	$37,160	$18.60	5,490
Harrisonburg, VA	$38,620	$38,320	$18.57	1,390
Chattanooga, TN	$38,610	$37,830	$18.56	7,730
Midland, MI	$38,580	$37,600	$18.55	350
Altoona, PA	$38,550	$36,970	$18.54	1,050
Athens, GA	$38,500	$38,210	$18.51	1,800
Rapid City, SD	$38,500	$38,050	$18.51	420
Port St. Lucie, FL	$38,470	$36,670	$18.50	2,510
Beckley, WV	$38,450	$36,080	$18.48	570
Hilton Head Island, SC	$38,440	$37,040	$18.48	1,000
Oklahoma City, OK	$38,430	$37,010	$18.48	18,320
Sebastian, FL	$38,420	$37,350	$18.47	470
Cleveland, TN	$38,390	$38,460	$18.46	1,900
Macon, GA	$38,340	$37,140	$18.43	3,070
Sierra Vista, AZ	$38,340	$37,100	$18.43	290
Vineland, NJ	$38,330	$36,450	$18.43	1,670
Tulsa, OK	$38,240	$36,980	$18.39	9,990
Muncie, IN	$38,230	$37,490	$18.38	690
Decatur, AL	$38,220	$36,160	$18.38	1,090
Pensacola, FL	$38,160	$36,540	$18.35	2,450
Clarksville, TN	$38,140	$37,070	$18.34	2,580
Augusta, GA	$38,130	$36,640	$18.33	3,900
Elizabethtown, KY	$38,110	$36,780	$18.32	700
Jackson, MI	$38,100	$36,620	$18.32	690
Wildwood, FL	$38,080	$36,850	$18.31	350
Lynchburg, VA	$38,040	$36,080	$18.29	1,100
Anniston, AL	$38,000	$38,710	$18.27	800
Erie, PA	$37,950	$36,980	$18.24	1,810
Little Rock, AR	$37,900	$37,440	$18.22	5,870
Panama City, FL	$37,870	$36,230	$18.21	1,280
Jackson, TN	$37,810	$36,710	$18.18	2,410
Fayetteville, AR	$37,780	$36,930	$18.16	3,920
Gulfport, MS	$37,760	$35,160	$18.15	2,600
Florence, SC	$37,670	$36,720	$18.11	2,140
Corpus Christi, TX	$37,640	$36,410	$18.10	2,470
Mobile, AL	$37,640	$37,230	$18.10	2,570
Rocky Mount, NC	$37,610	$36,550	$18.08	1,440
Mansfield, OH	$37,470	$35,840	$18.01	1,030
Fayetteville, NC	$37,450	$37,500	$18.00	2,470
Waco, TX	$37,380	$35,270	$17.97	1,980
Albany, GA	$37,370	$35,360	$17.97	1,530
Yuma, AZ	$37,270	$35,580	$17.92	1,180
Durham, NC	$37,260	$37,750	$17.92	5,250
Morgantown, WV	$37,250	$36,900	$17.91	810
Kingsport, TN	$37,200	$35,300	$17.88	2,610
Florence, AL	$37,180	$36,370	$17.87	1,130
Jackson, MS	$37,180	$36,910	$17.87	5,890
Pocatello, ID	$37,160	$36,090	$17.86	420
Tuscaloosa, AL	$37,160	$36,480	$17.87	1,740
Montgomery, AL	$37,150	$37,370	$17.86	3,510
Sumter, SC	$37,140	$36,090	$17.86	720
Carson City, NV	$37,070	$28,790	$17.82	600
New Orleans, LA	$37,070	$36,380	$17.82	9,220
Dover, DE	$37,060	$36,180	$17.82	860
Springfield, OH	$37,030	$35,130	$17.80	1,250
Amarillo, TX	$36,980	$37,060	$17.78	1,650
Daphne, AL	$36,900	$37,310	$17.74	1,290
Baton Rouge, LA	$36,750	$36,450	$17.67	8,760
Dalton, GA	$36,660	$37,040	$17.63	2,470
Tallahassee, FL	$36,630	$35,610	$17.61	1,640
Johnson City, TN	$36,600	$35,930	$17.60	1,340
Lake Charles, LA	$36,500	$35,740	$17.55	1,690
Columbus, GA	$36,490	$36,910	$17.55	2,490
Victoria, TX	$36,370	$35,180	$17.49	500
Huntington, WV	$36,340	$36,120	$17.47	2,240
Abilene, TX	$36,280	$35,810	$17.44	830
Manhattan, KS	$36,200	$36,070	$17.40	930
Valdosta, GA	$36,040	$34,770	$17.33	990
College Station, TX	$36,000	$35,350	$17.31	1,300
Parkersburg, WV	$35,990	$36,330	$17.30	570
Slidell, LA	$35,990	$36,360	$17.31	1,590
Lawton, OK	$35,950	$36,170	$17.29	460
Myrtle Beach, SC	$35,940	$35,530	$17.28	2,290
Greenville, NC	$35,840	$35,910	$17.23	960
Sebring, FL	$35,810	$33,690	$17.22	230
Homosassa Springs, FL	$35,770	$34,680	$17.20	340
Lubbock, TX	$35,700	$35,130	$17.16	1,920
Alexandria, LA	$35,670	$36,190	$17.15	2,050
Goldsboro, NC	$35,660	$34,730	$17.15	710
Rome, GA	$35,660	$33,590	$17.14	1,560
Dothan, AL	$35,480	$35,960	$17.06	1,260
El Paso, TX	$35,360	$35,550	$17.00	5,140
Hammond, LA	$35,330	$35,480	$16.98	1,050
Fort Smith, AR	$35,280	$34,810	$16.96	1,760
Shreveport, LA	$35,140	$34,970	$16.89	4,250
Wichita Falls, TX	$35,030	$34,420	$16.84	680
Hattiesburg, MS	$35,020	$34,260	$16.84	1,070
Enid, OK	$34,940	$35,630	$16.80	560
Las Cruces, NM	$34,940	$33,350	$16.80	780
San Angelo, TX	$34,520	$34,790	$16.60	560
Jacksonville, NC	$34,490	$34,620	$16.58	630
Pinehurst, NC	$34,480	$31,210	$16.58	950
Monroe, LA	$34,470	$35,260	$16.57	2,830
Eagle Pass, TX	$34,280	$30,690	$16.48	100
Lafayette, LA	$34,180	$32,600	$16.43	4,500
Hot Springs, AR	$33,890	$32,190	$16.29	430
Houma, LA	$33,760	$33,310	$16.23	2,000
Brownsville, TX	$33,540	$32,300	$16.13	1,810
Laredo, TX	$33,540	$32,480	$16.12	2,430
Auburn, AL	$33,000	$33,090	$15.87	1,250
McAllen, TX	$32,790	$31,610	$15.76	3,100
Gadsden, AL	$32,590	$31,960	$15.67	530
Ponce, PR	$28,200	$24,500	$13.56	560
Arecibo, PR	$28,100	$25,890	$13.51	360
Aguadilla, PR	$28,000	$24,540	$13.46	430
Mayaguez, PR	$27,930	$23,570	$13.43	600
Guayama, PR	$27,670	$25,990	$13.30	70
San Juan, PR	$27,060	$24,560	$13.01	8,100

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary: questions

Where do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $51,280 a year, among the 392 metro areas we cover.

What is the average laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salary in the U.S.?

$42,260 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $40,240, so half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more than that and half less.

What salary should laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand nationwide earn between $36,090 (25th percentile) and $46,920 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand the most?

Alaska, with a statewide average of $50,550 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $27,060 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-7062.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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