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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in District of Columbia

The median annual wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in District of Columbia is $45,740 ($21.99 per hour) +13.7% vs. the national median of $40,240. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$45,740
Mean annual wage
$49,250
Median hourly wage
$21.99
Employment in DC
1,200

1,200 employed · 1.7 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in District of Columbia

Wage distribution for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in District of Columbia (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,550$18.05
25th percentile$40,200$19.33
Median (50th)$45,740$21.99
75th percentile$52,000$25.00
90th percentile$62,390$29.99

What this salary is worth in District of Columbia

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$41,619

District of Columbia prices are 109.9 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
51.3%

Median gross rent in District of Columbia: $1,954/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,144/mo

Est. affordable home price
$166,857

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 District of Columbia is $737,100 (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.