SOC 53-7062 · Winchester, VA-WV metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Winchester, VA

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Winchester, Virginia is $41,610 a year ($20.01 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,910: half of the 1,580 people in this job in the Winchester, VA-WV 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).

$41,610average per year

$20.01 / hourMedian $41,910Take-home ≈ $34,035

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $47K90th

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

1,580people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#6 of 9Virginia metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Winchester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,280 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Winchester earn between $36,720 and $47,280.

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $47K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,610$3,468$20.00
Median$41,910$3,492$20.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,720$3,060$17.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,280$3,940$22.73

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Winchester vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Winchester earn about the same as the Virginia average ($42,330) and about the same as the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Winchester$41,610$41,910$30,210$47,2801,580
Virginia$42,330$39,380$31,050$53,70058,000
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 Winchester

On the average salary of $41,610, a single filer in Winchester takes home about $34,035 a year, or $2,836 a month and $1,309 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Winchester, VA-WV metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in WV$34,519$2,877
Working in VA$34,035$2,836

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Winchester area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $41,610 buys what about $43,142 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Winchester ($47,070). A typical home costs $390,773, or 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Winchester ranks 6th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Blacksburg pays the most ($46,390).

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

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 Winchester: questions

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

$20.01 an hour on average, and $20.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,035 a year ($2,836 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,610.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Winchester 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 Winchester, VA-WV (49020). 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.23, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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