SOC 53-7062 · Glens Falls, NY metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Glens Falls, NY

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Glens Falls, New York is $41,350 a year ($19.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,170: half of the 600 people in this job in the Glens Falls, NY 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).

$41,350average per year

$19.88 / hourMedian $39,170Take-home ≈ $33,735

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $51K90th

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

600people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#9 of 13New York metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Glens Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,390 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Glens Falls earn between $36,050 and $46,020.

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $51K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,350$3,446$19.88
Median$39,170$3,264$18.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,050$3,004$17.33
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,020$3,835$22.12

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Glens Falls vs. New York and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Glens Falls earn 10% less than the New York average ($46,200) and about the same as the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Glens Falls$41,350$39,170$32,240$51,390600
New York$46,200$44,630$35,360$59,330100,950
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 Glens Falls

On the average salary of $41,350, a single filer in Glens Falls takes home about $33,735 a year, or $2,811 a month and $1,298 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Glens Falls area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.9), so the average $41,350 buys what about $43,588 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Glens Falls ($49,090). A typical home costs $313,642, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Glens Falls ranks 9th of 13 New York metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($46,170).

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

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 Glens Falls: questions

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

$19.88 an hour on average, and $18.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,735 a year ($2,811 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,350. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Glens Falls 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 Glens Falls, NY (24020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.63, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.63).

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