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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Raleigh, NC

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns $38,470 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,621 a month.

10th percentile
$31,220
25th percentile
$36,420
Median percentile
$38,470
75th percentile
$45,300
90th percentile
$46,890

Based on 17,060 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

$31,456 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,470
Federal income tax−$2,436
Social Security + Medicare−$2,943
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,635
Monthly take-home$2,621
Every two weeks$1,210

Does it go far here?

$39,192Median pay in Raleigh, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.2 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,573 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Raleigh, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$354,130
Dentists, General$207,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,960
Natural Sciences Managers$173,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,780
Marketing Managers$167,640
Sales Managers$163,520
Financial Managers$163,130

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