Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in the US
A laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earns a national median of $40,240 a year (mean $42,260) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #724 of 825.
How much does a laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn in the US?
A laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in the United States earns a median of $40,240 a year (mean $42,260), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 2,950,280 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-7062), ranked #724 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$40,240
per year
Mean
$42,260
per year
Employment
2,950,280
US workers
National rank
#724
of 825 by median
What a laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand (SOC 53-7062) earns a median annual wage of $40,240 and a mean (average) of $42,260. The median is the midpoint — half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more and half earn less — and is 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand is $40,240, and the mean (average) is $42,260. The median is the midpoint — half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more and half earn less.
- How does laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand pay compare to the US average?
- At $40,240, a laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earns 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 2,950,280 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand employed nationally (SOC 53-7062), across all industries.
- Where does this laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-7062. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-7062 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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