SOC 53-7062 · Minot, ND metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Minot, ND

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Minot, North Dakota is $44,340 a year ($21.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,560: half of the 640 people in this job in the Minot, ND metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$44,340average per year

$21.32 / hourMedian $44,560Take-home ≈ $37,807

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $59K90th

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

640people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4North Dakota metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Minot

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,530 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Minot earn between $37,370 and $48,390.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $59K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,340$3,695$21.32
Median$44,560$3,713$21.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,370$3,114$17.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,390$4,032$23.26

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Minot vs. North Dakota and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Minot earn 3% less than the North Dakota average ($45,910) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Minot$44,340$44,560$33,700$58,530640
North Dakota$45,910$45,690$34,940$59,0209,990
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 Minot

On the average salary of $44,340, a single filer in Minot takes home about $37,807 a year, or $3,151 a month and $1,454 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Minot a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Minot area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $44,340 buys what about $50,949 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Minot ($48,940). A typical home costs $268,181, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Minot ranks 2nd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for this job; Fargo pays the most ($45,360).

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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 Minot: questions

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

$21.32 an hour on average, and $21.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,370, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,807 a year ($3,151 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,340.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Minot, ND (33500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 1.02, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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