Other Material Moving Worker Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for other material moving workers in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of other material moving workers among California areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Other Material Moving Workers in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,930
25th Percentile Wage
$32,180
50th Percentile Wage
$35,570
75th Percentile Wage
$43,810
90th Percentile Wage
$49,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other material moving workers in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $30,930.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other material moving workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,570
12.96% -43.94%
2021
$30,960
1.52% -
2020
$30,490
4.39% -
2019
$29,150
7.48% -
2018
$26,970
4.23% -
2017
$25,830
7.08% -
2016
$24,000
-5.33% -
2015
$25,280
-48.93% -
2014
$37,650
-37.85% -
2013
$51,900
1.35% -
2012
$51,200
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Other Material Moving Workers in California Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of other material moving workers in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of other material moving workers in state of California ranges from $21,390 to $50,220. The highest paying area for other material moving workers in California is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with a median annual salary of $50,220. The second highest paying city/area in California State is Stockton (mean annual salary $43,370). The lowest paying area is Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with a median annual salary of $21,390.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$50,220
Stockton
$43,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$40,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$40,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$38,070
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$37,230
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$36,880
Salinas
$35,620
Vallejo-Fairfield
$35,500
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,930
Yuba City
$34,740
Bakersfield-Delano
$34,530
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$34,300
Modesto
$34,140
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$34,120
Fresno
$34,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$33,800
Merced
$33,740
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,480
Visalia-Porterville
$33,030
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$32,880
El Centro
$32,090
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$32,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$31,990
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,850
Chico
$31,300
Redding
$31,240
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$28,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$25,940
Madera-Chowchilla
$24,600
Napa
$24,580
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$21,390