Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary
The median pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in the United States is $40,240 a year. About 2,950,280 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $31,270
- 25th percentile
- $36,090
- Median percentile
- $40,240
- 75th percentile
- $46,920
- 90th percentile
- $55,140
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $46,280
- Washington $46,190
- District of Columbia $45,740
- North Dakota $45,690
- Colorado $45,370
- Massachusetts $44,920
- Oregon $44,750
- California $44,710
- New York $44,630
- Wisconsin $44,610
- Alaska $44,510
- Arizona $44,290
- Hawaii $44,120
- Montana $43,840
- Connecticut $43,640
- Iowa $43,490
- Nebraska $42,910
- Kentucky $42,770
- Maine $42,640
- Pennsylvania $42,480
- Utah $42,370
- New Hampshire $42,110
- Rhode Island $41,690
- Maryland $41,600
- Indiana $41,340
- Illinois $40,550
- Kansas $40,250
- Idaho $39,900
- New Jersey $39,540
- Ohio $39,460
- Vermont $39,390
- Virginia $39,380
- Nevada $39,350
- Missouri $39,080
- South Dakota $38,980
- Michigan $38,860
- Georgia $38,480
- Wyoming $38,330
- North Carolina $38,230
- Florida $38,160
- Tennessee $38,160
- Texas $37,540
- South Carolina $37,530
- Delaware $37,320
- New Mexico $37,230
- Oklahoma $36,990
- West Virginia $36,990
- Alabama $36,670
- Mississippi $36,400
- Arkansas $35,920
- Louisiana $35,340
By metro area
- Topeka, KS $49,140
- Hanford, CA $48,420
- San Francisco, CA $48,400
- Sheboygan, WI $48,150
- Seattle, WA $47,740
- Chambersburg, PA $47,540
- Kahului, HI $47,490
- Waterloo, IA $47,440
- Stockton, CA $47,330
- Minneapolis, MN $47,320
- Staunton, VA $47,310
- Albany, OR $47,150
- Warner Robins, GA $47,130
- Pueblo, CO $47,100
- Bozeman, MT $47,070
- San Jose, CA $47,060
- Kenosha, WI $46,990
- Bakersfield, CA $46,890
- Barnstable Town, MA $46,860
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $46,830
- Boulder, CO $46,730
- Santa Rosa, CA $46,640
- Modesto, CA $46,630
- Blacksburg, VA $46,440
- Bremerton, WA $46,370
- Des Moines, IA $46,370
- Rochester, MN $46,360
- Denver, CO $46,290
- Napa, CA $46,230
- Roanoke, VA $46,180
- Fond du Lac, WI $46,140
- Portland, OR $46,100
- Riverside, CA $46,060
- Reading, PA $46,040
- Decatur, IL $46,010
- Oshkosh, WI $45,970
- Dubuque, IA $45,960
- Mount Vernon, WA $45,960
- Sacramento, CA $45,930
- Fargo, ND $45,690
- Vallejo, CA $45,660
- Boston, MA $45,600
- Bellingham, WA $45,570
- Bend, OR $45,520
- St. Cloud, MN $45,480
- Racine, WI $45,430
- New Haven, CT $45,420
- Portland, ME $45,350
- Eau Claire, WI $45,320
- Greeley, CO $44,980
- Phoenix, AZ $44,950
- Walla Walla, WA $44,920
- Milwaukee, WI $44,840
- Fairbanks, AK $44,820
- Olympia, WA $44,760
- Syracuse, NY $44,660
- Janesville, WI $44,590
- Minot, ND $44,560
- Anchorage, AK $44,510
- Kiryas Joel, NY $44,510
- Spokane, WA $44,510
- Mankato, MN $44,500
- Boise City, ID $44,480
- Sioux Falls, SD $44,420
- Kennewick, WA $44,380
- Grand Island, NE $44,370
- Billings, MT $44,350
- Kalamazoo, MI $44,350
- Rockford, IL $44,200
- Madison, WI $44,190
- Salt Lake City, UT $44,190
- Indianapolis, IN $44,180
- Urban Honolulu, HI $44,120
- St. Joseph, MO $44,100
- Duluth, MN $44,080
- Worcester, MA $44,080
- Santa Cruz, CA $44,050
- Green Bay, WI $44,010
- Hartford, CT $44,000
- Reno, NV $43,990
- Lewiston, ME $43,780
- Burlington, NC $43,750
- Albany, NY $43,640
- Harrisburg, PA $43,640
- Appleton, WI $43,610
- Grand Forks, ND $43,580
- Bridgeport, CT $43,550
- Ann Arbor, MI $43,470
- Philadelphia, PA $43,460
- Wausau, WI $43,460
- Tyler, TX $43,390
- York, PA $43,380
- San Diego, CA $43,320
- Cedar Rapids, IA $43,300
- New York, NY $43,290
- Bismarck, ND $43,260
- Baltimore, MD $43,250
- Lawrence, KS $43,190
- Buffalo, NY $43,130
- Springfield, MA $43,010
- Davenport, IA $42,980
- Tucson, AZ $42,940
- Missoula, MT $42,900
- Scranton, PA $42,900
- La Crosse, WI $42,800
- Lakeland, FL $42,800
- Burlington, VT $42,790
- Sioux City, IA $42,790
- Toledo, OH $42,640
- Washington, DC $42,590
- Santa Maria, CA $42,560
- Omaha, NE $42,550
- Lancaster, PA $42,440
- Los Angeles, CA $42,390
- Allentown, PA $42,380
- Ogden, UT $42,200
- Evansville, IN $42,170
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $42,130
- Yuba City, CA $42,050
- Champaign, IL $41,970