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

The median annual wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Alabama is $36,670 ($17.63 per hour) -8.9% vs. the national median of $40,240. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$36,670
Mean annual wage
$37,480
Median hourly wage
$17.63
Employment in AL
36,140

36,140 employed · 17.1 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Alabama

Wage distribution for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Alabama (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$26,850$12.91
25th percentile$30,700$14.76
Median (50th)$36,670$17.63
75th percentile$44,170$21.24
90th percentile$47,910$23.04

What this salary is worth in Alabama

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$41,284

Alabama prices are 88.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
33.0%

Median gross rent in Alabama: $1,007/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $917/mo

Est. affordable home price
$133,770

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Alabama is $209,900 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.