SOC 53-7062 · Gettysburg, PA metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Gettysburg, PA

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is $39,820 a year ($19.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,390: half of the 790 people in this job in the Gettysburg, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$39,820average per year

$19.14 / hourMedian $38,390Take-home ≈ $32,953

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

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

790people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#12 of 16Pennsylvania metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Gettysburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,210 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Gettysburg earn between $36,580 and $44,670.

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,820$3,318$19.14
Median$38,390$3,199$18.46
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,580$3,048$17.59
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,670$3,722$21.48

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Gettysburg vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Gettysburg earn 8% less than the Pennsylvania average ($43,130) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gettysburg$39,820$38,390$31,400$49,210790
Pennsylvania$43,130$42,480$32,240$56,280131,050
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 Gettysburg

On the average salary of $39,820, a single filer in Gettysburg takes home about $32,953 a year, or $2,746 a month and $1,267 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Gettysburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.4), so the average $39,820 buys what about $41,749 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Gettysburg ($46,610). A typical home costs $337,387, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Gettysburg ranks 12th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Chambersburg pays the most ($45,480).

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

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 Gettysburg: questions

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

$19.14 an hour on average, and $18.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $32,953 a year ($2,746 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,820. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 6% 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 Gettysburg, PA (23900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.30, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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