SOC 53-7062 · Kennewick-Richland, WA metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Kennewick, WA

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Kennewick, Washington is $44,440 a year ($21.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,380: half of the 1,840 people in this job in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$44,440average per year

$21.37 / hourMedian $44,380Take-home ≈ $37,888

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $57K90th

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

1,840people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#7 of 11Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Kennewick

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,260 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Kennewick earn between $37,760 and $46,430.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $57K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,440$3,703$21.37
Median$44,380$3,698$21.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,760$3,147$18.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,430$3,869$22.32

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Kennewick vs. Washington and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Kennewick earn 7% less than the Washington average ($47,680) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kennewick$44,440$44,380$36,100$57,2601,840
Washington$47,680$46,190$37,350$60,28049,450
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 Kennewick

On the average salary of $44,440, a single filer in Kennewick takes home about $37,888 a year, or $3,157 a month and $1,457 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Kennewick area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $44,440 buys what about $44,405 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Kennewick ($57,290). A typical home costs $441,524, or 9.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Kennewick ranks 7th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($49,650).

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

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 Kennewick: questions

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

$21.37 an hour on average, and $21.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,888 a year ($3,157 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,440. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 5% more 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA (28420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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