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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Columbus, IN

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Columbus, IN earns $38,510 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,664 a month.

10th percentile
$29,350
25th percentile
$34,910
Median percentile
$38,510
75th percentile
$47,410
90th percentile
$53,590

Based on 1,310 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

$31,967 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,510
Federal income tax−$2,441
Social Security + Medicare−$2,946
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,155
Monthly take-home$2,664
Every two weeks$1,230

Does it go far here?

$41,407Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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