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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in New Jersey

The median annual wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in New Jersey is $39,540 ($19.01 per hour) -1.7% vs. the national median of $40,240. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$39,540
Mean annual wage
$42,540
Median hourly wage
$19.01
Employment in NJ
97,230

97,230 employed · 22.7 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in New Jersey

Wage distribution for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in New Jersey (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$33,350$16.04
25th percentile$35,910$17.26
Median (50th)$39,540$19.01
75th percentile$46,770$22.49
90th percentile$55,940$26.89

What this salary is worth in New Jersey

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$36,340

New Jersey prices are 108.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
52.2%

Median gross rent in New Jersey: $1,720/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $989/mo

Est. affordable home price
$144,239

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 New Jersey is $454,400 (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.