SOC 53-7062 · Longview-Kelso, WA metro

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

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Longview, Washington is $44,210 a year ($21.26 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,510: half of the 900 people in this job in the Longview-Kelso, 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).

$44,210average per year

$21.26 / hourMedian $40,510Take-home ≈ $37,703

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $56K90th

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

900people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#8 of 11Washington metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,430 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Longview earn between $38,280 and $47,180.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $56K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,210$3,684$21.25
Median$40,510$3,376$19.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,280$3,190$18.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,180$3,932$22.68

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

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

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Longview 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 +1% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$44,210$40,510$35,820$56,430900
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 Longview

On the average salary of $44,210, a single filer in Longview takes home about $37,703 a year, or $3,142 a month and $1,450 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 Longview a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.5), so the average $44,210 buys what about $45,323 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($57,420). A typical home costs $423,261, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Longview ranks 8th 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).

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary by city

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

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

$21.26 an hour on average, and $19.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,703 a year ($3,142 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,210. 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 Longview 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 Longview-Kelso, WA (31020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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