SOC 53-7062 · Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Norwich, CT

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Norwich, Connecticut is $44,190 a year ($21.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,910: half of the 1,420 people in this job in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$44,190average per year

$21.24 / hourMedian $41,910Take-home ≈ $36,122

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $57K90th

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

1,420people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Connecticut metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Norwich

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,880 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Norwich earn between $36,840 and $46,350.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $57K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,190$3,682$21.25
Median$41,910$3,492$20.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,840$3,070$17.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,350$3,862$22.28

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Norwich vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Norwich earn about the same as the Connecticut average ($44,320) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Norwich$44,190$41,910$35,060$56,8801,420
Connecticut$44,320$43,640$35,440$54,49023,970
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 Norwich

On the average salary of $44,190, a single filer in Norwich takes home about $36,122 a year, or $3,010 a month and $1,389 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

Prices in the Norwich area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.4), so the average $44,190 buys what about $43,994 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Norwich ($57,370). A typical home costs $426,279, 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 Connecticut cities

Norwich ranks 4th of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; New Haven pays the most ($44,920).

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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 Norwich: questions

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

$21.24 an hour on average, and $20.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,122 a year ($3,010 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,190. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Norwich 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT (35980). 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.59, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.59).

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