SOC 53-7062 · St. George, UT metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in St. George, UT

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in St. George, Utah is $41,480 a year ($19.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,750: half of the 1,610 people in this job in the St. George, UT 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).

$41,480average per year

$19.94 / hourMedian $39,750Take-home ≈ $33,731

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

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

1,610people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 5Utah metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in St. George

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,730 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in St. George earn between $36,440 and $45,750.

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,480$3,457$19.94
Median$39,750$3,312$19.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,440$3,037$17.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,750$3,812$22.00

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in St. George vs. Utah and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in St. George earn about the same as the Utah average ($42,720) 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
St. George$41,480$39,750$33,760$48,7301,610
Utah$42,720$42,370$33,360$54,79029,670
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 St. George

On the average salary of $41,480, a single filer in St. George takes home about $33,731 a year, or $2,811 a month and $1,297 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the St. George area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $41,480 buys what about $42,622 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in St. George ($45,140). A typical home costs $530,009, or 12.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

St. George ranks 3rd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($43,850).

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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 St. George: questions

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

$19.94 an hour on average, and $19.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,731 a year ($2,811 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,480. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in St. George 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 St. George, UT (41100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.94, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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