SOC 53-7062 · Tulsa, OK metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Tulsa, OK

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $38,240 a year ($18.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,980: half of the 9,990 people in this job in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$38,240average per year

$18.39 / hourMedian $36,980Take-home ≈ $31,731

  • $29K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

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

9,990people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Oklahoma metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,100 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Tulsa earn between $31,670 and $44,130.

  • $29K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,240$3,187$18.38
Median$36,980$3,082$17.78
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,670$2,639$15.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,130$3,678$21.22

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Tulsa vs. Oklahoma and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Tulsa earn about the same as the Oklahoma average ($37,790) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tulsa$38,240$36,980$28,910$48,1009,990
Oklahoma$37,790$36,990$28,840$47,60038,210
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 Tulsa

On the average salary of $38,240, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $31,731 a year, or $2,644 a month and $1,220 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).

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

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $38,240 buys what about $42,863 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Tulsa ranks 2nd of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Oklahoma City pays the most ($38,430).

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

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 Tulsa: questions

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

$18.39 an hour on average, and $17.78 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,731 a year ($2,644 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,240.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Tulsa, OK (46140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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