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

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $38,850 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,645 a month.

10th percentile
$32,770
25th percentile
$36,010
Median percentile
$38,850
75th percentile
$44,440
90th percentile
$49,020

Based on 40,540 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

$31,745 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,850
Federal income tax−$2,482
Social Security + Medicare−$2,972
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,651
Monthly take-home$2,645
Every two weeks$1,221

Does it go far here?

$39,908Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

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