SOC 53-7062 · Grand Island, NE metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Grand Island, NE

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Grand Island, Nebraska is $44,740 a year ($21.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,370: half of the 660 people in this job in the Grand Island, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$44,740average per year

$21.51 / hourMedian $44,370Take-home ≈ $36,972

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $60K90th

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

660people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Nebraska metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Grand Island

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,340 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Grand Island earn between $36,540 and $50,340.

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $60K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,740$3,728$21.51
Median$44,370$3,698$21.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,540$3,045$17.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,340$4,195$24.20

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Grand Island vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Grand Island earn 4% more than the Nebraska average ($42,850) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Grand Island$44,740$44,370$31,440$60,340660
Nebraska$42,850$42,910$33,320$53,16013,870
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 Grand Island

On the average salary of $44,740, a single filer in Grand Island takes home about $36,972 a year, or $3,081 a month and $1,422 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Grand Island area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.7), so the average $44,740 buys what about $51,629 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Island ($49,410). A typical home costs $260,422, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Grand Island ranks 1st of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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).

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Grand Island: questions

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

$21.51 an hour on average, and $21.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,972 a year ($3,081 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,740.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Grand Island than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% 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 Grand Island, NE (24260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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