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

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $42,900 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,944 a month.

10th percentile
$34,230
25th percentile
$36,620
Median percentile
$42,900
75th percentile
$47,280
90th percentile
$54,440

Based on 9,630 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

$35,333 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,900
Federal income tax−$2,968
Social Security + Medicare−$3,282
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,317
Monthly take-home$2,944
Every two weeks$1,359

Does it go far here?

$45,855Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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