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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Pittsburgh, PA earns $41,830 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,876 a month.

10th percentile
$32,020
25th percentile
$36,820
Median percentile
$41,830
75th percentile
$47,800
90th percentile
$57,520

Based on 18,830 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

$34,506 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,830
Federal income tax−$2,840
Social Security + Medicare−$3,200
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,284
Monthly take-home$2,876
Every two weeks$1,327

Does it go far here?

$44,185Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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