SOC 53-7062 · Tallahassee, FL metro

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

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Tallahassee, Florida is $36,630 a year ($17.61 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,610: half of the 1,640 people in this job in the Tallahassee, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$36,630average per year

$17.61 / hourMedian $35,610Take-home ≈ $31,612

  • $27K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $46K90th

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

1,640people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#20 of 22Florida metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Tallahassee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,530 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Tallahassee earn between $30,180 and $43,260.

  • $27K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,630$3,052$17.61
Median$35,610$2,968$17.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,180$2,515$14.51
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,260$3,605$20.80

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

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

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Tallahassee earn 9% less than the Florida average ($40,260) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tallahassee$36,630$35,610$27,140$45,5301,640
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 Tallahassee

On the average salary of $36,630, a single filer in Tallahassee takes home about $31,612 a year, or $2,634 a month and $1,216 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 Tallahassee a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tallahassee area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $36,630 buys what about $39,002 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tallahassee ($46,520). A typical home costs $285,256, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Tallahassee ranks 20th 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 Tallahassee: questions

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

$17.61 an hour on average, and $17.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,612 a year ($2,634 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,630. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Tallahassee, FL (45220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 0.46, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.46).

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