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

The median annual wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Maryland is $41,600 ($20.00 per hour) +3.4% vs. the national median of $40,240. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$41,600
Mean annual wage
$42,990
Median hourly wage
$20.00
Employment in MD
47,710

47,710 employed · 17.3 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Maryland

Wage distribution for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Maryland (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$34,280$16.48
25th percentile$36,960$17.77
Median (50th)$41,600$20.00
75th percentile$45,760$22.00
90th percentile$55,710$26.78

What this salary is worth in Maryland

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$39,635

Maryland prices are 105.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
49.2%

Median gross rent in Maryland: $1,705/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,040/mo

Est. affordable home price
$151,754

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 Maryland is $419,900 (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.