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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in New York

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in New York earns $44,630 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,947 a month.

10th percentile
$35,360
25th percentile
$38,450
Median percentile
$44,630
75th percentile
$49,200
90th percentile
$59,330

Based on 100,950 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

$35,362 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,630
Federal income tax−$3,176
Social Security + Medicare−$3,414
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,678
Monthly take-home$2,947
Every two weeks$1,360

Does it go far here?

$41,354Median pay in New York is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.9 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,621 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,040
Anesthesiologists$445,660
Radiologists$441,580
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$414,290
Surgeons, All Other$410,410
Dermatologists$374,010
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$360,050
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$348,800

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