SOC 53-7062 · Sandusky, OH metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Sandusky, OH

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Sandusky, Ohio is $42,110 a year ($20.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,760: half of the 650 people in this job in the Sandusky, OH 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).

$42,110average per year

$20.24 / hourMedian $39,760Take-home ≈ $34,773

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $58K90th

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

650people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#2 of 12Ohio metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Sandusky

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,550 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Sandusky earn between $35,700 and $47,420.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,110$3,509$20.25
Median$39,760$3,313$19.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,700$2,975$17.16
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,420$3,952$22.80

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Sandusky vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Sandusky earn about the same as the Ohio average ($41,000) and about the same as 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
Sandusky$42,110$39,760$31,200$57,550650
Ohio$41,000$39,460$30,650$50,760108,830
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 Sandusky

On the average salary of $42,110, a single filer in Sandusky takes home about $34,773 a year, or $2,898 a month and $1,337 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). Includes Sandusky's local income tax (1.25%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Sandusky area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.3), so the average $42,110 buys what about $47,166 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Sandusky ($44,970). A typical home costs $238,887, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Sandusky ranks 2nd of 12 Ohio metro areas for this job; Columbus pays the most ($42,130).

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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).

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 Sandusky: questions

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

$20.24 an hour on average, and $19.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,773 a year ($2,898 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,110. Includes Sandusky's local income tax (1.25%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Sandusky 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 Sandusky, OH (41780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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). Includes Sandusky's local income tax (1.25%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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