Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary

Median Salary
$40,240
per year
Hourly Rate
$19.35
per hour
Employment
2,950,280
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$31,270
25th percentile
$36,090
Median
$40,240
75th percentile
$46,920
90th percentile
$55,140

💰 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary by State

StateMedianvs. National
Minnesota$46,280+15.0%
Washington$46,190+14.8%
District of Columbia$45,740+13.7%
North Dakota$45,690+13.5%
Colorado$45,370+12.7%
Massachusetts$44,920+11.6%
Oregon$44,750+11.2%
California$44,710+11.1%
New York$44,630+10.9%
Wisconsin$44,610+10.9%
Alaska$44,510+10.6%
Arizona$44,290+10.1%
Hawaii$44,120+9.6%
Montana$43,840+8.9%
Connecticut$43,640+8.4%
Iowa$43,490+8.1%
Nebraska$42,910+6.6%
Kentucky$42,770+6.3%
Maine$42,640+6.0%
Pennsylvania$42,480+5.6%
Utah$42,370+5.3%
New Hampshire$42,110+4.6%
Rhode Island$41,690+3.6%
Maryland$41,600+3.4%
Indiana$41,340+2.7%
Illinois$40,550+0.8%
Kansas$40,250+0.0%
Idaho$39,900-0.8%
New Jersey$39,540-1.7%
Ohio$39,460-1.9%
Vermont$39,390-2.1%
Virginia$39,380-2.1%
Nevada$39,350-2.2%
Missouri$39,080-2.9%
South Dakota$38,980-3.1%
Michigan$38,860-3.4%
Georgia$38,480-4.4%
Wyoming$38,330-4.7%
North Carolina$38,230-5.0%
Florida$38,160-5.2%
Tennessee$38,160-5.2%
Texas$37,540-6.7%
South Carolina$37,530-6.7%
Delaware$37,320-7.3%
New Mexico$37,230-7.5%
Oklahoma$36,990-8.1%
West Virginia$36,990-8.1%
Alabama$36,670-8.9%
Mississippi$36,400-9.5%
Arkansas$35,920-10.7%
Louisiana$35,340-12.2%

🏙️ Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Topeka, KS$49,140+22.1%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$48,420+20.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$48,400+20.3%
Sheboygan, WI$48,150+19.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$47,740+18.6%
Chambersburg, PA$47,540+18.1%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$47,490+18.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,440+17.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,330+17.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$47,320+17.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$47,310+17.6%
Albany, OR$47,150+17.2%
Warner Robins, GA$47,130+17.1%
Pueblo, CO$47,100+17.0%
Bozeman, MT$47,070+17.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$47,060+16.9%
Kenosha, WI$46,990+16.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,890+16.5%
Barnstable Town, MA$46,860+16.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,830+16.4%
Boulder, CO$46,730+16.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$46,640+15.9%
Modesto, CA$46,630+15.9%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,440+15.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$46,370+15.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,370+15.2%
Rochester, MN$46,360+15.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,290+15.0%
Napa, CA$46,230+14.9%
Roanoke, VA$46,180+14.8%
Fond du Lac, WI$46,140+14.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,100+14.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46,060+14.5%
Reading, PA$46,040+14.4%
Decatur, IL$46,010+14.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$45,970+14.2%
Dubuque, IA$45,960+14.2%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$45,960+14.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$45,930+14.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$45,690+13.5%
Vallejo, CA$45,660+13.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$45,600+13.3%
Bellingham, WA$45,570+13.2%
Bend, OR$45,520+13.1%
St. Cloud, MN$45,480+13.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,430+12.9%
New Haven, CT$45,420+12.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$45,350+12.7%
Eau Claire, WI$45,320+12.6%
Greeley, CO$44,980+11.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$44,950+11.7%
Walla Walla, WA$44,920+11.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$44,840+11.4%
Fairbanks-College, AK$44,820+11.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$44,760+11.2%
Syracuse, NY$44,660+11.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$44,590+10.8%
Minot, ND$44,560+10.7%
Anchorage, AK$44,510+10.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$44,510+10.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$44,510+10.6%
Mankato, MN$44,500+10.6%
Boise City, ID$44,480+10.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$44,420+10.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$44,380+10.3%
Grand Island, NE$44,370+10.3%
Billings, MT$44,350+10.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,350+10.2%
Rockford, IL$44,200+9.8%
Madison, WI$44,190+9.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$44,190+9.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$44,180+9.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,120+9.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$44,100+9.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$44,080+9.5%
Worcester, MA$44,080+9.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$44,050+9.5%
Green Bay, WI$44,010+9.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$44,000+9.3%
Reno, NV$43,990+9.3%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$43,780+8.8%
Burlington, NC$43,750+8.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$43,640+8.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$43,640+8.4%
Appleton, WI$43,610+8.4%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$43,580+8.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$43,550+8.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$43,470+8.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$43,460+8.0%
Wausau, WI$43,460+8.0%
Tyler, TX$43,390+7.8%
York-Hanover, PA$43,380+7.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$43,320+7.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,300+7.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,290+7.6%
Bismarck, ND$43,260+7.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$43,250+7.5%
Lawrence, KS$43,190+7.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$43,130+7.2%
Springfield, MA$43,010+6.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$42,980+6.8%
Tucson, AZ$42,940+6.7%
Missoula, MT$42,900+6.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$42,900+6.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$42,800+6.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$42,800+6.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$42,790+6.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$42,790+6.3%
Toledo, OH$42,640+6.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$42,590+5.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$42,560+5.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$42,550+5.7%
Lancaster, PA$42,440+5.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,390+5.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$42,380+5.3%
Ogden, UT$42,200+4.9%
Evansville, IN$42,170+4.8%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$42,130+4.7%
Yuba City, CA$42,050+4.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$41,970+4.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$41,920+4.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$41,910+4.2%
Midland, TX$41,910+4.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$41,910+4.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$41,910+4.2%
Merced, CA$41,890+4.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$41,830+4.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$41,780+3.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$41,710+3.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$41,700+3.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$41,650+3.5%
Bangor, ME$41,600+3.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$41,560+3.3%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$41,540+3.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$41,400+2.9%
Columbus, OH$41,200+2.4%
Chico, CA$41,080+2.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$41,080+2.1%
Jacksonville, FL$41,040+2.0%
Helena, MT$40,980+1.8%
Ocala, FL$40,830+1.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$40,820+1.4%
Sherman-Denison, TX$40,770+1.3%
Battle Creek, MI$40,760+1.3%
Ithaca, NY$40,590+0.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$40,550+0.8%
Longview-Kelso, WA$40,510+0.7%
Lincoln, NE$40,450+0.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$40,370+0.3%
Salem, OR$40,360+0.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$40,330+0.2%
Ames, IA$40,280+0.1%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$40,280+0.1%
Richmond, VA$40,270+0.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,240+0.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$40,240+0.0%
Santa Fe, NM$40,090-0.4%
Logan, UT-ID$40,080-0.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$40,080-0.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$40,060-0.4%
Rochester, NY$40,050-0.5%
Visalia, CA$39,960-0.7%
Salisbury, MD$39,910-0.8%
Great Falls, MT$39,810-1.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$39,790-1.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$39,790-1.1%
Casper, WY$39,760-1.2%
Sandusky, OH$39,760-1.2%
St. George, UT$39,750-1.2%
Yakima, WA$39,710-1.3%
Odessa, TX$39,600-1.6%
Morristown, TN$39,550-1.7%
Monroe, MI$39,520-1.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,510-1.8%
Huntsville, AL$39,500-1.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$39,500-1.8%
Pittsfield, MA$39,450-2.0%
Kingston, NY$39,420-2.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$39,410-2.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$39,400-2.1%
Owensboro, KY$39,380-2.1%
Fresno, CA$39,310-2.3%
Glens Falls, NY$39,170-2.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$39,160-2.7%
Salinas, CA$39,110-2.8%
Akron, OH$39,100-2.8%
Lewiston, ID-WA$39,080-2.9%
Kokomo, IN$39,040-3.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,020-3.0%
Gainesville, FL$38,980-3.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$38,940-3.2%
Gainesville, GA$38,930-3.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$38,920-3.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$38,900-3.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$38,850-3.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$38,830-3.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,790-3.6%
Lebanon, PA$38,750-3.7%
Traverse City, MI$38,750-3.7%
Binghamton, NY$38,740-3.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,730-3.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$38,710-3.8%
Twin Falls, ID$38,690-3.9%
Cleveland, OH$38,680-3.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,630-4.0%
Bay City, MI$38,610-4.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$38,580-4.1%
Williamsport, PA$38,570-4.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,530-4.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,520-4.3%
Columbus, IN$38,510-4.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,510-4.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$38,490-4.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,470-4.4%
Cleveland, TN$38,460-4.4%
Asheville, NC$38,440-4.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$38,410-4.5%
Gettysburg, PA$38,390-4.6%
Springfield, MO$38,360-4.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$38,330-4.7%
Harrisonburg, VA$38,320-4.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$38,300-4.8%
Savannah, GA$38,250-4.9%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$38,210-5.0%
Grand Junction, CO$38,180-5.1%
Springfield, IL$38,160-5.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$38,150-5.2%
Bloomington, IN$38,130-5.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$38,110-5.3%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$38,100-5.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$38,090-5.3%
Columbia, MO$38,070-5.4%
Iowa City, IA$38,060-5.4%
Rapid City, SD$38,050-5.4%
Bowling Green, KY$38,040-5.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,000-5.6%
Medford, OR$37,980-5.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,920-5.8%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$37,880-5.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,870-5.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$37,860-5.9%
Farmington, NM$37,850-5.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$37,830-6.0%
Johnstown, PA$37,830-6.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$37,820-6.0%
Niles, MI$37,790-6.1%
Grants Pass, OR$37,780-6.1%
Corvallis, OR$37,760-6.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,750-6.2%
Wichita, KS$37,750-6.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$37,680-6.4%
Guam$37,670-6.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37,660-6.4%
Redding, CA$37,620-6.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37,610-6.5%
Midland, MI$37,600-6.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,600-6.6%
Longview, TX$37,590-6.6%
Saginaw, MI$37,590-6.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,570-6.6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$37,560-6.7%
Spartanburg, SC$37,540-6.7%
Columbia, SC$37,530-6.7%
Birmingham, AL$37,500-6.8%
Fayetteville, NC$37,500-6.8%
Jonesboro, AR$37,500-6.8%
Muncie, IN$37,490-6.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,470-6.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,440-7.0%
Peoria, IL$37,420-7.0%
Terre Haute, IN$37,420-7.0%
Knoxville, TN$37,400-7.1%
Flint, MI$37,390-7.1%
Montgomery, AL$37,370-7.1%
El Centro, CA$37,350-7.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$37,350-7.2%
Charleston, WV$37,340-7.2%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$37,330-7.2%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,310-7.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$37,310-7.3%
Elmira, NY$37,280-7.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$37,280-7.4%
Cheyenne, WY$37,260-7.4%
Albuquerque, NM$37,230-7.5%
Mobile, AL$37,230-7.5%
Charlottesville, VA$37,210-7.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$37,210-7.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$37,190-7.6%
Wilmington, NC$37,160-7.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$37,160-7.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$37,140-7.7%
Kankakee, IL$37,110-7.8%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$37,100-7.8%
Clarksville, TN-KY$37,070-7.9%
Amarillo, TX$37,060-7.9%
Lima, OH$37,050-7.9%
Dalton, GA$37,040-8.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$37,040-8.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$37,010-8.0%
Erie, PA$36,980-8.1%
Tulsa, OK$36,980-8.1%
Altoona, PA$36,970-8.1%
State College, PA$36,970-8.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$36,930-8.2%
Columbus, GA-AL$36,910-8.3%
Jackson, MS$36,910-8.3%
Morgantown, WV$36,900-8.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$36,850-8.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$36,780-8.6%
Florence, SC$36,720-8.7%
Jackson, TN$36,710-8.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,710-8.8%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$36,680-8.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,670-8.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,640-8.9%
Jackson, MI$36,620-9.0%
Bloomington, IL$36,610-9.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$36,550-9.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$36,540-9.2%
Idaho Falls, ID$36,490-9.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$36,480-9.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$36,450-9.4%
Vineland, NJ$36,450-9.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$36,430-9.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$36,410-9.5%
Jefferson City, MO$36,400-9.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$36,380-9.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$36,370-9.6%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$36,360-9.6%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$36,330-9.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$36,230-10.0%
Lexington Park, MD$36,220-10.0%
Alexandria, LA$36,190-10.1%
Dover, DE$36,180-10.1%
Lawton, OK$36,170-10.1%
Decatur, AL$36,160-10.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$36,130-10.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,120-10.2%
Pocatello, ID$36,090-10.3%
Sumter, SC$36,090-10.3%
Beckley, WV$36,080-10.3%
Lynchburg, VA$36,080-10.3%
Manhattan, KS$36,070-10.4%
Dothan, AL$35,960-10.6%
Johnson City, TN$35,930-10.7%
Greenville, NC$35,910-10.8%
Mansfield, OH$35,840-10.9%
Abilene, TX$35,810-11.0%
Lake Charles, LA$35,740-11.2%
Enid, OK$35,630-11.5%
Tallahassee, FL$35,610-11.5%
Yuma, AZ$35,580-11.6%
El Paso, TX$35,550-11.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$35,530-11.7%
Hammond, LA$35,480-11.8%
Albany, GA$35,360-12.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$35,350-12.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$35,300-12.3%
Waco, TX$35,270-12.4%
Monroe, LA$35,260-12.4%
Victoria, TX$35,180-12.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,160-12.6%
Lubbock, TX$35,130-12.7%
Springfield, OH$35,130-12.7%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$34,970-13.1%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,810-13.5%
San Angelo, TX$34,790-13.5%
Valdosta, GA$34,770-13.6%
Goldsboro, NC$34,730-13.7%
Homosassa Springs, FL$34,680-13.8%
Jacksonville, NC$34,620-14.0%
Wichita Falls, TX$34,420-14.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$34,260-14.9%
Sebring, FL$33,690-16.3%
Rome, GA$33,590-16.5%
Las Cruces, NM$33,350-17.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$33,310-17.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$33,090-17.8%
Lafayette, LA$32,600-19.0%
Laredo, TX$32,480-19.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$32,300-19.7%
Hot Springs, AR$32,190-20.0%
Gadsden, AL$31,960-20.6%
Virgin Islands$31,810-20.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$31,610-21.4%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$31,210-22.4%
Eagle Pass, TX$30,690-23.7%
Carson City, NV$28,790-28.5%
Guayama, PR$25,990-35.4%
Arecibo, PR$25,890-35.7%
Puerto Rico$24,560-39.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$24,560-39.0%
Aguadilla, PR$24,540-39.0%
Ponce, PR$24,500-39.1%
Mayaguez, PR$23,570-41.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.