Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in U.S.
SOC 53-7062 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in U.S. is $38,940 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.72 per hour. 2,982,530 people work as Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hands in U.S.. Wages have grown 59% since 2014, when the median was $24,430.
Median Annual Salary
$38,940
Mean Annual
$41,420
Median Hourly
$18.72
Total Employed
2,982,530
Salary Distribution
$31k
10th
$35k
25th
$39k
Median
$46k
75th
$53k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Electric Power Generation | $101,410 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas | $97,000 |
| Pipeline Transportation | $93,770 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | $84,010 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $73,420 |
| Metal Ore Mining | $65,150 |
| Utilities | $62,250 |
| Utilities | $62,250 |
| Rail Transportation | $62,230 |
| Rail Transportation | $62,230 |
| Coal Mining | $61,640 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $60,530 |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | $60,350 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $59,450 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | $57,420 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $57,300 |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation | $55,870 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $52,640 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $52,640 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $51,370 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $50,840 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $50,810 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) | $50,580 |
| Casino Hotels | $50,170 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | $50,010 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | $49,830 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $49,330 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | $48,450 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $47,990 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $47,990 |
| Masonry Contractors | $47,850 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $47,670 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | $47,340 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing | $47,120 |
| Telecommunications | $47,100 |
| Information | $47,090 |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | $47,090 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $47,000 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $46,960 |
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | $46,890 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers | $46,860 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $46,860 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $46,780 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | $46,700 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $46,620 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | $46,590 |
| Junior Colleges | $46,510 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $46,480 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | $46,270 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | $46,230 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $46,160 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $46,160 |
| Water Transportation | $45,990 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $45,940 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation | $45,830 |
| Air Transportation | $45,830 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation | $45,820 |
| Urban Transit Systems | $45,800 |
| Engineering Services | $45,760 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $45,750 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $45,720 |
| Paper Manufacturing | $45,530 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers | $45,460 |
| Roofing Contractors | $45,400 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $45,360 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $45,170 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | $45,110 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $45,060 |
| Other Building Equipment Contractors | $45,020 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land | $45,000 |
| Truck Transportation | $44,980 |
| Software Publishers | $44,970 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | $44,950 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $44,920 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | $44,880 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | $44,790 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $44,780 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $44,730 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $44,630 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $44,570 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $44,540 |
| Specialized Design Services | $44,500 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | $44,480 |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | $44,470 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | $44,410 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $44,310 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $44,310 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $44,260 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $44,200 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $44,200 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | $44,160 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $44,150 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $44,150 |
| Veterinary Services | $44,140 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $44,140 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $44,130 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | $44,040 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $43,770 |
| Construction | $43,760 |
| Household Appliance Manufacturing | $43,700 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $43,620 |
| Construction of Buildings | $43,610 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $43,480 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | $43,360 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $43,340 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | $43,330 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $43,330 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $43,220 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $43,210 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $43,190 |
| Footwear Manufacturing | $43,130 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $43,120 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $43,100 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $43,100 |
| Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $43,030 |
| Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation | $43,000 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $42,970 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal | $42,880 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | $42,780 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $42,750 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $42,600 |
| Residential Building Construction | $42,590 |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | $42,530 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | $42,510 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | $42,490 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $42,470 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $42,330 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $42,330 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $42,290 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $42,290 |
| Home Health Care Services | $42,190 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $42,130 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $41,930 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | $41,880 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | $41,830 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing | $41,740 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services | $41,720 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | $41,690 |
| Facilities Support Services | $41,660 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $41,660 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $41,600 |
| Office Administrative Services | $41,600 |
| Foundries | $41,520 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $41,420 |
| Manufacturing | $41,260 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors | $41,140 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $41,090 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $41,090 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $41,090 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $41,040 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $40,980 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $40,920 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | $40,850 |
| Security Systems Services | $40,840 |
| Machine Shops | $40,810 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors | $40,780 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $40,670 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $40,630 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $40,630 |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing | $40,620 |
| Educational Support Services | $40,600 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $40,400 |
| Spectator Sports | $40,280 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $40,250 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $40,230 |
| Hospitals | $40,230 |
| Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair | $40,210 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $40,170 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | $40,130 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $40,080 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $40,080 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $40,080 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $40,040 |
| Wholesale Trade | $39,990 |
| Publishing Industries | $39,880 |
| Educational Services | $39,850 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $39,840 |
| Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media | $39,820 |
| Utility System Construction | $39,810 |
| Food Manufacturing | $39,780 |
| Insurance Carriers | $39,760 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $39,750 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $39,730 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $39,680 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) | $39,670 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) | $39,670 |
| Shoe Retailers | $39,610 |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation | $39,610 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $39,490 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $39,480 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation | $39,470 |
| Other Support Services | $39,440 |
| Special Food Services | $39,360 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $39,360 |
| Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | $39,320 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $39,320 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $39,320 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing | $39,270 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $39,270 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $39,230 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $39,210 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $39,200 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $39,180 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $39,120 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems | $39,120 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $39,120 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $39,120 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $39,040 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $39,030 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $39,010 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $39,000 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $39,000 |
| Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $38,990 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance | $38,980 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $38,960 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $38,920 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $38,910 |
| Gambling Industries | $38,840 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | $38,840 |
| Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Retailers | $38,830 |
| Other Personal Services | $38,810 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $38,790 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $38,580 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $38,550 |
| Fuel Dealers | $38,510 |
| Finance and Insurance | $38,510 |
| Other Support Activities for Transportation | $38,500 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | $38,480 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | $38,480 |
| Photographic Services | $38,460 |
| Sound Recording Industries | $38,440 |
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles | $38,340 |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds | $38,340 |
| Electronics and Appliance Retailers | $38,330 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $38,310 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $38,310 |
| Accommodation | $38,310 |
| Educational Services | $38,310 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | $38,260 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $38,170 |
| Real Estate | $38,140 |
| Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing | $38,070 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | $38,060 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $37,990 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $37,990 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $37,960 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $37,940 |
| Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | $37,930 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $37,910 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | $37,910 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $37,900 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $37,900 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | $37,850 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $37,850 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | $37,850 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $37,830 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | $37,810 |
| Exterminating and Pest Control Services | $37,800 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $37,790 |
| Waste Collection | $37,780 |
| Landscaping Services | $37,740 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps | $37,710 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers | $37,660 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $37,650 |
| Death Care Services | $37,650 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $37,560 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $37,530 |
| Other Textile Product Mills | $37,510 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | $37,500 |
| Business Support Services | $37,480 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers | $37,450 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $37,430 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $37,430 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $37,400 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $37,390 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $37,380 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $37,300 |
| Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers | $37,300 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $37,280 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $37,280 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $37,190 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $37,190 |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing | $37,140 |
| Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance | $37,140 |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers | $37,120 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $37,030 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $36,960 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $36,820 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery | $36,820 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | $36,770 |
| Sporting Goods Retailers | $36,680 |
| Fabric Mills | $36,680 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | $36,630 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $36,600 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers | $36,580 |
| Other Miscellaneous Retailers | $36,550 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $36,500 |
| Apparel Manufacturing | $36,480 |
| Textile Product Mills | $36,460 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | $36,440 |
| Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing | $36,440 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $36,250 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $36,210 |
| Inland Water Transportation | $36,170 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $36,160 |
| Retail Trade | $36,150 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $36,150 |
| Textile Mills | $36,120 |
| Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | $35,970 |
| Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing | $35,900 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $35,880 |
| Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills | $35,840 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $35,780 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $35,710 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | $35,690 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $35,680 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water | $35,680 |
| Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers | $35,620 |
| Employment Services | $35,570 |
| Temporary Help Services | $35,540 |
| Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $35,510 |
| Book Retailers and News Dealers | $35,410 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production | $35,400 |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | $35,390 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $35,340 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $35,290 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) | $35,290 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations | $35,260 |
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services | $35,260 |
| Television Broadcasting Stations | $35,260 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $35,260 |
| Broadcasting and Content Providers | $35,260 |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers | $35,090 |
| Automobile Dealers | $34,870 |
| Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills | $34,820 |
| Support Activities for Animal Production | $34,690 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation | $34,670 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers | $34,650 |
| Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | $34,480 |
| Textile Furnishings Mills | $34,460 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation | $34,390 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | $34,390 |
| Individual and Family Services | $34,330 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $34,330 |
| Logging | $34,250 |
| Forestry and Logging | $34,250 |
| Newspaper Publishers | $34,110 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $34,040 |
| Religious Organizations | $33,940 |
| Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers | $33,840 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $33,730 |
| General Merchandise Retailers | $33,710 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $33,550 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $33,280 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $33,280 |
| Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | $33,280 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $33,280 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $33,230 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $32,920 |
| Social Assistance | $32,900 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $32,760 |
| Legal Services | $32,520 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | $32,500 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | $32,500 |
| Florists | $32,040 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) | $31,530 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $31,510 |
| Apparel Knitting Mills | $31,470 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $31,130 |
| Gasoline Stations | $30,890 |
| Tobacco Manufacturing | $30,420 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $30,180 |
| Personal Care Services | $30,130 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $29,220 |
| Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing | $28,950 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $28,840 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $28,770 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $26,000 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $20,900 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,940 |
| 2023 | $37,660 |
| 2022 | $36,110 |
| 2021 | $31,230 |
| 2020 | $31,120 |
| 2019 | $29,510 |
| 2018 | $28,260 |
| 2017 | $27,040 |
| 2016 | $25,980 |
| 2015 | $25,010 |
| 2014 | $24,430 |
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