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

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Pennsylvania earns $42,480 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,917 a month.

10th percentile
$32,240
25th percentile
$36,620
Median percentile
$42,480
75th percentile
$47,690
90th percentile
$56,280

Based on 131,050 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

$35,009 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,480
Federal income tax−$2,918
Social Security + Medicare−$3,250
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,304
Monthly take-home$2,917
Every two weeks$1,346

Does it go far here?

$43,537Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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