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

The median annual wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Pennsylvania is $42,480 ($20.43 per hour) +5.6% vs. the national median of $40,240. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$42,480
Mean annual wage
$43,130
Median hourly wage
$20.43
Employment in PA
131,050

131,050 employed · 21.6 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Pennsylvania

Wage distribution for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Pennsylvania (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$32,240$15.50
25th percentile$36,620$17.61
Median (50th)$42,480$20.43
75th percentile$47,690$22.93
90th percentile$56,280$27.06

What this salary is worth in Pennsylvania

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$43,537

Pennsylvania prices are 97.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
34.2%

Median gross rent in Pennsylvania: $1,209/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,062/mo

Est. affordable home price
$154,964

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 Pennsylvania is $254,500 (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.