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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Massachusetts

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Massachusetts earns $44,920 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,002 a month.

10th percentile
$36,470
25th percentile
$38,920
Median percentile
$44,920
75th percentile
$49,190
90th percentile
$58,270

Based on 34,700 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

$36,027 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,920
Federal income tax−$3,210
Social Security + Medicare−$3,436
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,246
Monthly take-home$3,002
Every two weeks$1,386

Does it go far here?

$42,475Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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