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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Rochester, NY

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Rochester, NY earns $40,050 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,663 a month.

10th percentile
$32,830
25th percentile
$35,870
Median percentile
$40,050
75th percentile
$43,630
90th percentile
$49,240

Based on 5,160 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

$31,957 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,050
Federal income tax−$2,626
Social Security + Medicare−$3,064
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,403
Monthly take-home$2,663
Every two weeks$1,229

Does it go far here?

$41,274Median pay in Rochester, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,143 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Financial Managers$167,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Sales Managers$165,140
Marketing Managers$149,440
Lawyers$148,150
Human Resources Managers$146,990

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