SOC 53-7062 · Reno, NV metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Reno, NV

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Reno, Nevada is $44,990 a year ($21.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,990: half of the 8,960 people in this job in the Reno, NV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$44,990average per year

$21.63 / hourMedian $43,990Take-home ≈ $38,329

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $62K90th

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

8,960people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Nevada metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,790 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Reno earn between $38,400 and $48,590.

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,990$3,749$21.63
Median$43,990$3,666$21.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,400$3,200$18.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,590$4,049$23.36

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Reno vs. Nevada and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Reno earn 4% more than the Nevada average ($43,190) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Reno$44,990$43,990$36,810$61,7908,960
Nevada$43,190$39,350$33,380$56,69040,850
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 Reno

On the average salary of $44,990, a single filer in Reno takes home about $38,329 a year, or $3,194 a month and $1,474 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $44,990 buys what about $44,538 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 12.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Reno ranks 1st of 3 Nevada metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Reno: questions

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

$21.63 an hour on average, and $21.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,329 a year ($3,194 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,990. Nevada has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 6% more 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 Reno, NV (39900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.71, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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