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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Asheville, NC

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Asheville, NC earns $38,440 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,619 a month.

10th percentile
$30,470
25th percentile
$35,950
Median percentile
$38,440
75th percentile
$45,930
90th percentile
$49,070

Based on 3,360 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$31,433 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,440
Federal income tax−$2,433
Social Security + Medicare−$2,941
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,634
Monthly take-home$2,619
Every two weeks$1,209

Does it go far here?

$39,832Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina