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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary by City (2026)

392 metro areas · National average: $39,831 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salaries across 392 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Anchorage, AK $51,280
San Francisco, CA $50,600
Springfield, IL $49,870
San Jose, CA $49,760
Seattle, WA $49,610
Fairbanks, AK $48,840
Bremerton, WA $48,170
Urban Honolulu, HI $48,070
Hanford, CA $47,830
Kahului, HI $47,520
Denver, CO $47,480
Modesto, CA $47,380
Portland, OR $47,370
Blacksburg, VA $47,360
Barnstable Town, MA $47,320
Vallejo, CA $47,170
Napa, CA $46,870
Boston, MA $46,810
Minneapolis, MN $46,760
Boulder, CO $46,640
Kenosha, WI $46,320
Albany, NY $45,930
Bellingham, WA $45,930
Stockton, CA $45,810
Decatur, IL $45,590
Syracuse, NY $45,520
Bozeman, MT $45,370
Sacramento, CA $45,230
Santa Rosa, CA $45,170
New York, NY $44,880
Mount Vernon, WA $44,840
Olympia, WA $44,840
Kiryas Joel, NY $44,820
New Haven, CT $44,820
La Crosse, WI $44,810
Rochester, MN $44,810
Savannah, GA $44,770
Riverside, CA $44,720
Portland, ME $44,650
Brunswick, GA $44,640
Longview, WA $44,620
Oshkosh, WI $44,580
Spokane, WA $44,570
Chambersburg, PA $44,510
Worcester, MA $44,490
Reno, NV $44,420
Carson City, NV $44,300
Staunton, VA $44,250
Des Moines, IA $44,240
Burlington, VT $44,170
Santa Cruz, CA $44,140
Waterloo, IA $44,120
Bakersfield, CA $44,100
Pueblo, CO $44,070
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $44,050
Topeka, KS $43,950
Minot, ND $43,940
Albany, OR $43,930
Fargo, ND $43,900
Springfield, MA $43,860
Grand Island, NE $43,800
Washington, DC $43,770
St. Joseph, MO $43,620
Amherst Town, MA $43,600
St. Cloud, MN $43,580
Bridgeport, CT $43,570
Baltimore, MD $43,550
Greeley, CO $43,530
Norwich, CT $43,530
Mankato, MN $43,520
Fond du Lac, WI $43,510
Kennewick, WA $43,500
Harrisburg, PA $43,460
Sheboygan, WI $43,460
Walla Walla, WA $43,460
Buffalo, NY $43,420
Duluth, MN $43,420
Kalamazoo, MI $43,320
Lewiston, ME $43,280
Allentown, PA $43,270
Wausau, WI $43,260
Phoenix, AZ $43,250
Chicago, IL $43,200
Milwaukee, WI $43,190
Reading, PA $43,150
Hartford, CT $43,090
Pittsburgh, PA $43,020
Appleton, WI $42,970
Madison, WI $42,910
Philadelphia, PA $42,910
Fort Collins, CO $42,870
Richmond, VA $42,850
Los Angeles, CA $42,790
Providence, RI $42,770
Bismarck, ND $42,710
Salt Lake City, UT $42,690
Detroit, MI $42,680
Grand Forks, ND $42,650
Ann Arbor, MI $42,630
Green Bay, WI $42,590
Dubuque, IA $42,490
Flagstaff, AZ $42,490
Oxnard, CA $42,480
Virginia Beach, VA $42,470
Santa Maria, CA $42,460
San Diego, CA $42,430
Lancaster, PA $42,420
Columbus, OH $42,410
Janesville, WI $42,380
Eau Claire, WI $42,290
Indianapolis, IN $42,290
Lebanon, PA $42,280
Las Vegas, NV $42,270
Cedar Rapids, IA $42,260
Salisbury, MD $42,210
Bend, OR $42,190
San Luis Obispo, CA $42,180
Cincinnati, OH $42,170
Rockford, IL $42,160
Davenport, IA $42,140
Casper, WY $42,130
Elkhart, IN $42,090
Chico, CA $42,040
Lafayette, IN $41,970
Kansas City, MO $41,940
Sandusky, OH $41,910
Billings, MT $41,900
Waterbury, CT $41,770
Lawrence, KS $41,760
Ithaca, NY $41,750
Colorado Springs, CO $41,730
St. Louis, MO $41,710
Tucson, AZ $41,710
Champaign, IL $41,700
Visalia, CA $41,700
Toledo, OH $41,680
Winchester, VA $41,640
Pittsfield, MA $41,620
Kingston, NY $41,600
Omaha, NE $41,600
Rochester, NY $41,600
Dayton, OH $41,470
Lewiston, ID $41,460
Scranton, PA $41,460
Merced, CA $41,450
Boise City, ID $41,380
Racine, WI $41,350
Elmira, NY $41,320
Manchester, NH $41,320
Cleveland, OH $41,310
Utica, NY $41,140
Sioux Falls, SD $41,130
Yuba City, CA $41,120
Helena, MT $41,110
Peoria, IL $41,110
Grand Rapids, MI $41,100
York, PA $41,090
Nashville, TN $41,050
Wenatchee, WA $41,050
Bloomington, IL $40,970
Akron, OH $40,930
Missoula, MT $40,930
Yakima, WA $40,910
Warner Robins, GA $40,870
Wilmington, NC $40,860
South Bend, IN $40,840
Evansville, IN $40,810
Lansing, MI $40,730
Midland, TX $40,730
Glens Falls, NY $40,620
Lincoln, NE $40,570
Owensboro, KY $40,560
Eugene, OR $40,490
Ogden, UT $40,440
Coeur d'Alene, ID $40,340
Sioux City, IA $40,290
Trenton, NJ $40,290
Ames, IA $40,270
Roanoke, VA $40,260
Atlanta, GA $40,240
Williamsport, PA $40,210
Salinas, CA $40,190
Santa Fe, NM $40,150
Hagerstown, MD $40,130
Fort Wayne, IN $40,090
Battle Creek, MI $40,080
Atlantic City, NJ $40,070
Orlando, FL $40,070
Gettysburg, PA $40,060
Fresno, CA $40,050
Traverse City, MI $40,040
Niles, MI $40,030
Lexington, KY $40,000
St. George, UT $39,980
Kokomo, IN $39,960
Memphis, TN $39,940
Medford, OR $39,920
Grand Junction, CO $39,890
Canton, OH $39,880
Columbus, IN $39,880
Joplin, MO $39,860
Harrisonburg, VA $39,780
Albuquerque, NM $39,770
Charlottesville, VA $39,770
State College, PA $39,770
Dallas, TX $39,760
Lima, OH $39,760
Redding, CA $39,750
Jacksonville, FL $39,720
Muncie, IN $39,690
Jonesboro, AR $39,630
Naples, FL $39,620
Charleston, SC $39,610
Huntsville, AL $39,610
Midland, MI $39,600
Bangor, ME $39,530
Houston, TX $39,480
Weirton, WV $39,470
Watertown, NY $39,440
Miami, FL $39,400
Bloomington, IN $39,370
Morristown, TN $39,360
Lake Havasu City, AZ $39,350
Binghamton, NY $39,330
Wichita, KS $39,330
Bowling Green, KY $39,320
Iowa City, IA $39,310
North Port, FL $39,300
Spartanburg, SC $39,190
Springfield, MO $39,140
Farmington, NM $39,130
El Centro, CA $39,120
Prescott Valley, AZ $39,110
Terre Haute, IN $39,110
Michigan City, IN $39,060
Twin Falls, ID $39,050
Lexington Park, MD $39,010
Knoxville, TN $38,990
Logan, UT $38,990
Provo, UT $38,980
Jackson, MI $38,950
Cheyenne, WY $38,920
Columbia, SC $38,810
Austin, TX $38,790
Flint, MI $38,740
Kankakee, IL $38,730
Asheville, NC $38,660
Great Falls, MT $38,660
Tyler, TX $38,590
Punta Gorda, FL $38,550
Beaumont, TX $38,510
Charlotte, NC $38,510
Greenville, SC $38,500
Salem, OR $38,500
Cape Girardeau, MO $38,440
Odessa, TX $38,410
Grants Pass, OR $38,390
Tampa, FL $38,390
Cape Coral, FL $38,360
Monroe, MI $38,360
Idaho Falls, ID $38,210
Macon, GA $38,210
Corvallis, OR $38,200
Altoona, PA $38,080
Cleveland, TN $38,060
Lakeland, FL $38,050
Johnstown, PA $38,030
Gainesville, GA $38,020
Saginaw, MI $37,990
Birmingham, AL $37,980
Wheeling, WV $37,970
Youngstown, OH $37,920
Vineland, NJ $37,880
Crestview, FL $37,810
Hickory, NC $37,790
Jefferson City, MO $37,750
Winston, NC $37,750
Charleston, WV $37,710
Florence, SC $37,650
Clarksville, TN $37,620
Palm Bay, FL $37,600
Erie, PA $37,570
Pensacola, FL $37,540
Raleigh, NC $37,540
Columbia, MO $37,530
Bay City, MI $37,510
Decatur, AL $37,510
Sierra Vista, AZ $37,460
Chattanooga, TN $37,440
Killeen, TX $37,400
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,380
Paducah, KY $37,360
Augusta, GA $37,320
Jackson, TN $37,320
Greensboro, NC $37,300
Athens, GA $37,270
Gulfport, MS $37,260
Sebastian, FL $37,240
Dover, DE $37,210
Anniston, AL $37,170
Oklahoma City, OK $37,170
Mansfield, OH $37,150
Wildwood, FL $37,010
Muskegon, MI $36,990
Hilton Head Island, SC $36,950
Tulsa, OK $36,900
Kingsport, TN $36,850
Gainesville, FL $36,760
San Antonio, TX $36,760
Elizabethtown, KY $36,560
Fayetteville, AR $36,540
Rapid City, SD $36,510
Panama City, FL $36,460
Waco, TX $36,450
Texarkana, TX $36,430
Springfield, OH $36,350
Las Cruces, NM $36,340
Deltona, FL $36,300
Fayetteville, NC $36,240
Ocala, FL $36,230
Beckley, WV $36,220
Florence, AL $36,200
Sumter, SC $36,200
Jackson, MS $36,180
Johnson City, TN $36,140
Tuscaloosa, AL $36,080
Longview, TX $36,040
Pinehurst, NC $36,030
Goldsboro, NC $36,010
Baton Rouge, LA $35,890
Pocatello, ID $35,890
Manhattan, KS $35,870
Albany, GA $35,860
Lynchburg, VA $35,860
Daphne, AL $35,850
Tallahassee, FL $35,800
Dalton, GA $35,710
Myrtle Beach, SC $35,660
New Orleans, LA $35,640
Rocky Mount, NC $35,630
Corpus Christi, TX $35,560
Little Rock, AR $35,550
Greenville, NC $35,460
Huntington, WV $35,440
Mobile, AL $35,440
Durham, NC $35,420
College Station, TX $35,310
Columbus, GA $35,300
Amarillo, TX $35,290
Morgantown, WV $35,200
Yuma, AZ $35,200
Montgomery, AL $35,170
Dothan, AL $35,120
Lake Charles, LA $35,080
Victoria, TX $35,070
Parkersburg, WV $34,980
Sebring, FL $34,750
Valdosta, GA $34,690
Sherman, TX $34,570
Abilene, TX $34,450
Rome, GA $34,120
Hattiesburg, MS $34,000
Lawton, OK $33,960
San Angelo, TX $33,850
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,790
Fort Smith, AR $33,660
Wichita Falls, TX $33,640
Alexandria, LA $33,530
El Paso, TX $33,420
Shreveport, LA $33,380
Enid, OK $33,330
Lubbock, TX $33,260
Laredo, TX $33,190
Jacksonville, NC $33,180
Eagle Pass, TX $33,040
Slidell, LA $33,040
Auburn, AL $32,810
Monroe, LA $32,670
Burlington, NC $32,580
Hot Springs, AR $32,490
Lafayette, LA $32,220
Houma, LA $31,710
Gadsden, AL $31,690
Hammond, LA $31,640
McAllen, TX $31,590
Brownsville, TX $31,190
Guayama, PR $26,440
Ponce, PR $25,750
Aguadilla, PR $25,160
San Juan, PR $24,380
Arecibo, PR $23,640
Mayaguez, PR $22,770