SOC 53-7062 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Beaumont, Texas is $40,060 a year ($19.26 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,660: half of the 2,010 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$40,060average per year

$19.26 / hourMedian $37,660Take-home ≈ $34,368

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $50K90th

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

2,010people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#6 of 26Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,660 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Beaumont earn between $33,040 and $46,020.

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $50K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,060$3,338$19.26
Median$37,660$3,138$18.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,040$2,753$15.88
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 Beaumont vs. Texas and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Beaumont earn about the same as the Texas average ($39,400) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beaumont$40,060$37,660$29,190$49,6602,010
Texas$39,400$37,540$29,250$50,140216,970
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 Beaumont

On the average salary of $40,060, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $34,368 a year, or $2,864 a month and $1,322 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $40,060 buys what about $44,488 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Beaumont ranks 6th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($41,730).

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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 Beaumont: questions

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

$19.26 an hour on average, and $18.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,368 a year ($2,864 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,060. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

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