SOC 53-7062 · Salisbury, MD metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Salisbury, MD

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Salisbury, Maryland is $41,860 a year ($20.13 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,910: half of the 760 people in this job in the Salisbury, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$41,860average per year

$20.13 / hourMedian $39,910Take-home ≈ $34,038

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $58K90th

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

760people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Maryland metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Salisbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,150 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Salisbury earn between $35,640 and $46,030.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,860$3,488$20.12
Median$39,910$3,326$19.19
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,640$2,970$17.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,030$3,836$22.13

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Salisbury vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Salisbury earn about the same as the Maryland average ($42,990) and about the same as 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
Salisbury$41,860$39,910$31,380$58,150760
Maryland$42,990$41,600$34,280$55,71047,710
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 Salisbury

On the average salary of $41,860, a single filer in Salisbury takes home about $34,038 a year, or $2,836 a month and $1,309 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Salisbury area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.6), so the average $41,860 buys what about $43,779 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salisbury ($48,710). A typical home costs $429,483, or 10.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Salisbury ranks 2nd of 4 Maryland metro areas for this job; Baltimore pays the most ($43,010).

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

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 Salisbury: questions

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

$20.13 an hour on average, and $19.19 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,038 a year ($2,836 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,860. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Salisbury, MD (41540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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