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

The median annual wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Louisiana is $35,340 ($16.99 per hour) -12.2% vs. the national median of $40,240. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$35,340
Mean annual wage
$35,720
Median hourly wage
$16.99
Employment in LA
43,730

43,730 employed · 22.6 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Louisiana

Wage distribution for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Louisiana (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$24,150$11.61
25th percentile$29,350$14.11
Median (50th)$35,340$16.99
75th percentile$41,870$20.13
90th percentile$46,890$22.54

What this salary is worth in Louisiana

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$40,065

Louisiana prices are 88.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
36.1%

Median gross rent in Louisiana: $1,064/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $884/mo

Est. affordable home price
$128,918

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 Louisiana is $216,500 (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.