The highest-paying states for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $39,800, Minnesota is the highest paying state for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers. It is followed by Colorado (average annual salary $39,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $39,800 |
$30,950 | 53,370 |
| 2 | Colorado | $39,400 |
$31,520 | 29,120 |
| 3 | Alaska | $39,290 |
$30,890 | 3,900 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $39,160 |
$34,430 | 1,190 |
| 5 | Washington | $39,020 |
$31,920 | 52,200 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $39,010 |
$32,260 | 42,780 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | $38,350 |
$28,430 | 66,960 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $38,320 |
$27,180 | 8,550 |
| 9 | Iowa | $38,150 |
$27,760 | 30,780 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $38,010 |
$28,470 | 8,660 |
| 11 | California | $37,980 |
$31,820 | 375,590 |
| 12 | Kentucky | $37,930 |
$26,850 | 57,340 |
| 13 | Kansas | $37,710 |
$27,980 | 22,960 |
| 14 | Oregon | $37,440 |
$29,810 | 26,140 |
| 15 | New York | $37,420 |
$30,820 | 96,980 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $37,010 |
$28,570 | 143,690 |
| 17 | Indiana | $36,980 |
$28,990 | 103,050 |
| 18 | Arizona | $36,800 |
$29,270 | 71,310 |
| 19 | Vermont | $36,720 |
$29,120 | 2,640 |
| 20 | Nevada | $36,600 |
$25,290 | 42,470 |
| 21 | Maryland | $36,240 |
$29,020 | 36,660 |
| 22 | Nebraska | $36,220 |
$27,350 | 17,370 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $36,180 |
$29,020 | 102,280 |
| 24 | Illinois | $36,120 |
$27,970 | 204,710 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $36,080 |
$29,010 | 6,030 |
| 26 | Connecticut | $35,980 |
$28,980 | 26,350 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $35,960 |
$26,390 | 91,980 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $35,820 |
$28,590 | 7,290 |
| 29 | Virginia | $35,570 |
$26,530 | 51,070 |
| 30 | Delaware | $35,530 |
$28,670 | 4,920 |
| 31 | Michigan | $35,470 |
$26,500 | 73,820 |
| 32 | Utah | $35,400 |
$28,490 | 26,380 |
| 33 | Idaho | $35,360 |
$25,890 | 13,410 |
| 34 | Montana | $35,360 |
$25,990 | 4,030 |
| 35 | Ohio | $35,240 |
$27,280 | 111,210 |
| 36 | Maine | $35,080 |
$28,910 | 5,020 |
| 37 | Missouri | $34,770 |
$26,130 | 46,440 |
| 38 | Wyoming | $34,720 |
$23,970 | 2,970 |
| 39 | Texas | $34,380 |
$24,540 | 229,580 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $34,160 |
$23,860 | 63,570 |
| 41 | Guam | $34,120 |
$21,450 | 310 |
| 42 | Georgia | $33,840 |
$24,670 | 129,190 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $33,060 |
$24,690 | 123,040 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $32,480 |
$27,040 | 4,010 |
| 45 | Florida | $32,140 |
$25,620 | 123,610 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $32,140 |
$25,340 | 28,920 |
| 47 | Alabama | $31,920 |
$22,840 | 41,060 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $31,340 |
$23,460 | 31,290 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $30,870 |
$23,920 | 9,380 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $30,450 |
$23,880 | 30,170 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $30,190 |
$20,850 | 37,540 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $29,820 |
$22,350 | 11,050 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $28,550 |
$24,520 | 330 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,980 |
$17,830 | 11,440 |