SOC 53-7062 · Corvallis, OR metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Corvallis, OR

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Corvallis, Oregon is $40,220 a year ($19.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,760: half of the 190 people in this job in the Corvallis, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$40,220average per year

$19.34 / hourMedian $37,760Take-home ≈ $31,767

  • $31K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $50K90th

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

190people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#7 of 8Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Corvallis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,770 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Corvallis earn between $34,130 and $44,150.

  • $31K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $50K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,220$3,352$19.34
Median$37,760$3,147$18.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,130$2,844$16.41
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,150$3,679$21.23

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Corvallis vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Corvallis earn 12% less than the Oregon average ($45,740) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Corvallis$40,220$37,760$31,150$49,770190
Oregon$45,740$44,750$34,820$58,01027,720
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 Corvallis

On the average salary of $40,220, a single filer in Corvallis takes home about $31,767 a year, or $2,647 a month and $1,222 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Corvallis area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.0), so the average $40,220 buys what about $38,667 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Corvallis ($57,680). A typical home costs $562,829, or 14.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Corvallis ranks 7th of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($48,060).

All Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salaries in Oregon

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 Corvallis: questions

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

$19.34 an hour on average, and $18.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,767 a year ($2,647 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,220. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Corvallis, OR (18700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.26, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.26).

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