SOC 53-7062 · Macon-Bibb County, GA metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Macon, GA

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Macon, Georgia is $38,340 a year ($18.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,140: half of the 3,070 people in this job in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$38,340average per year

$18.43 / hourMedian $37,140Take-home ≈ $31,822

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

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

3,070people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#7 of 13Georgia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Macon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,190 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Macon earn between $32,220 and $43,850.

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,340$3,195$18.43
Median$37,140$3,095$17.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,220$2,685$15.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,850$3,654$21.08

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Macon vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Macon earn 5% less than the Georgia average ($40,450) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Macon$38,340$37,140$30,300$46,1903,070
Georgia$40,450$38,480$30,100$50,770137,580
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 Macon

On the average salary of $38,340, a single filer in Macon takes home about $31,822 a year, or $2,652 a month and $1,224 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Macon area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $38,340 buys what about $43,308 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Macon ($45,160). A typical home costs $200,228, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Macon ranks 7th of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Warner Robins pays the most ($44,580).

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

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 Macon: questions

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

$18.43 an hour on average, and $17.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,822 a year ($2,652 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,340.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Macon-Bibb County, GA (31420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.70, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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