SOC 53-7062 · Ann Arbor, MI metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Ann Arbor, MI

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Ann Arbor, Michigan is $43,640 a year ($20.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,470: half of the 2,010 people in this job in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$43,640average per year

$20.98 / hourMedian $43,470Take-home ≈ $35,637

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,010people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 15Michigan metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Ann Arbor

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,500 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Ann Arbor earn between $37,530 and $48,480.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,640$3,637$20.98
Median$43,470$3,622$20.90
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,530$3,128$18.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,480$4,040$23.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Ann Arbor vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Ann Arbor earn 6% more than the Michigan average ($41,230) and 3% more than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +8% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ann Arbor$43,640$43,470$34,280$57,5002,010
Michigan$41,230$38,860$30,220$52,08079,410
United States$42,260$40,240$31,270$55,1402,950,280

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary after taxes in Ann Arbor

On the average salary of $43,640, a single filer in Ann Arbor takes home about $35,637 a year, or $2,970 a month and $1,371 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Ann Arbor a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ann Arbor area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $43,640 buys what about $43,259 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ann Arbor ($55,380). A typical home costs $422,945, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in other Michigan cities

Ann Arbor ranks 1st of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,280).

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

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Ann Arbor: questions

How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make an hour in Ann Arbor?

$20.98 an hour on average, and $20.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salary in Ann Arbor?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand take-home pay in Ann Arbor?

About $35,637 a year ($2,970 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,640.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Ann Arbor than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

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; area Ann Arbor, MI (11460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.48, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.48).

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