SOC 53-7062 · Great Falls, MT metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Great Falls, MT

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Great Falls, Montana is $40,060 a year ($19.26 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,810: half of the 310 people in this job in the Great Falls, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$40,060average per year

$19.26 / hourMedian $39,810Take-home ≈ $33,242

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

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

310people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Montana metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Great Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,680 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Great Falls earn between $35,540 and $44,210.

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,060$3,338$19.26
Median$39,810$3,318$19.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,540$2,962$17.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,210$3,684$21.25

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Great Falls vs. Montana and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Great Falls earn 6% less than the Montana average ($42,680) and 5% less than 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
Great Falls$40,060$39,810$29,660$45,680310
Montana$42,680$43,840$32,400$53,1603,870
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 Great Falls

On the average salary of $40,060, a single filer in Great Falls takes home about $33,242 a year, or $2,770 a month and $1,279 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 Great Falls a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Great Falls area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.8), so the average $40,060 buys what about $41,365 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Great Falls ($46,510). A typical home costs $344,945, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Great Falls ranks 5th of 5 Montana metro areas for this job; Bozeman pays the most ($46,530).

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

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 Great Falls: questions

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

$19.26 an hour on average, and $19.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,242 a year ($2,770 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,060.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Great Falls, MT (24500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 0.45, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.45).

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