SOC 53-7062 · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Pensacola, FL

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Pensacola, Florida is $38,160 a year ($18.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,540: half of the 2,450 people in this job in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$38,160average per year

$18.35 / hourMedian $36,540Take-home ≈ $32,842

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,450people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#17 of 22Florida metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Pensacola

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,870 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Pensacola earn between $31,270 and $43,970.

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,160$3,180$18.35
Median$36,540$3,045$17.57
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,270$2,606$15.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,970$3,664$21.14

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Pensacola vs. Florida and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Pensacola earn 5% less than the Florida average ($40,260) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Pensacola$38,160$36,540$29,460$46,8702,450
Florida$40,260$38,160$29,960$48,870164,400
United States$42,260$40,240$31,270$55,1402,950,280

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary after taxes in Pensacola

On the average salary of $38,160, a single filer in Pensacola takes home about $32,842 a year, or $2,737 a month and $1,263 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Pensacola a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pensacola area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.7), so the average $38,160 buys what about $39,052 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Pensacola ($46,240). A typical home costs $310,470, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in other Florida cities

Pensacola ranks 17th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($41,550).

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Highest-paying cities for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,280).

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Pensacola: questions

How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make an hour in Pensacola?

$18.35 an hour on average, and $17.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salary in Pensacola?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,270, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand take-home pay in Pensacola?

About $32,842 a year ($2,737 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,160. Florida has no state income tax.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Pensacola than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-7062; area Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (37860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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