SOC 53-7062 · Manhattan, KS metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Manhattan, KS

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Manhattan, Kansas is $36,200 a year ($17.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,070: half of the 930 people in this job in the Manhattan, KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$36,200average per year

$17.40 / hourMedian $36,070Take-home ≈ $30,046

  • $30K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $46K90th

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

930people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Kansas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Manhattan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,650 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Manhattan earn between $33,010 and $37,340.

  • $30K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,200$3,017$17.40
Median$36,070$3,006$17.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,010$2,751$15.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,340$3,112$17.95

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Manhattan vs. Kansas and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Manhattan earn 12% less than the Kansas average ($41,310) and 14% less 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
Manhattan$36,200$36,070$29,970$45,650930
Kansas$41,310$40,250$30,830$51,03023,270
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 Manhattan

On the average salary of $36,200, a single filer in Manhattan takes home about $30,046 a year, or $2,504 a month and $1,156 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 Manhattan a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Manhattan area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $36,200 buys what about $40,150 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Manhattan ($45,900). A typical home costs $269,856, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Manhattan ranks 4th of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Topeka pays the most ($44,780).

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

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 Manhattan: questions

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

$17.40 an hour on average, and $17.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,046 a year ($2,504 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,200.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Manhattan, KS (31740). 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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