SOC 53-7062 · Flint, MI metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Flint, MI

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Flint, Michigan is $38,700 a year ($18.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,390: half of the 1,600 people in this job in the Flint, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$38,700average per year

$18.60 / hourMedian $37,390Take-home ≈ $31,548

  • $30K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $46K90th

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

1,600people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#13 of 15Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Flint

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,070 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Flint earn between $34,910 and $42,680.

  • $30K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,700$3,225$18.61
Median$37,390$3,116$17.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,910$2,909$16.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,680$3,557$20.52

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Flint vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Flint earn 6% less than the Michigan average ($41,230) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Flint$38,700$37,390$29,590$46,0701,600
Michigan$41,230$38,860$30,220$52,08079,410
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 Flint

On the average salary of $38,700, a single filer in Flint takes home about $31,548 a year, or $2,629 a month and $1,213 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 (2025 rules). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

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

Prices in the Flint area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.0), so the average $38,700 buys what about $41,598 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Flint ($45,880). A typical home costs $197,858, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Flint ranks 13th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($43,640).

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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 Flint: questions

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

$18.60 an hour on average, and $17.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,548 a year ($2,629 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,700. Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

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

The average here is 8% 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 Flint, MI (22420). 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 (2025 rules). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.62, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.62).

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