SOC 53-7062 · Santa Fe, NM metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Santa Fe, NM

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Santa Fe, New Mexico is $40,450 a year ($19.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,090: half of the 560 people in this job in the Santa Fe, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$40,450average per year

$19.45 / hourMedian $40,090Take-home ≈ $33,910

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

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

560people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4New Mexico metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Santa Fe

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,420 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Santa Fe earn between $34,550 and $45,520.

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,450$3,371$19.45
Median$40,090$3,341$19.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,550$2,879$16.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,520$3,793$21.88

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Santa Fe vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Santa Fe earn 4% more than the New Mexico average ($38,990) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Santa Fe$40,450$40,090$32,200$48,420560
New Mexico$38,990$37,230$28,510$50,62010,200
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 Santa Fe

On the average salary of $40,450, a single filer in Santa Fe takes home about $33,910 a year, or $2,826 a month and $1,304 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Santa Fe a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Santa Fe area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.8), so the average $40,450 buys what about $40,955 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Fe ($48,710). A typical home costs $558,896, or 13.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Santa Fe ranks 1st of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salaries in New Mexico

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 Santa Fe: questions

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

$19.45 an hour on average, and $19.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,910 a year ($2,826 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,450.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Santa Fe, NM (42140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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