SOC 53-7062 · Appleton, WI metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Appleton, WI

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Appleton, Wisconsin is $43,370 a year ($20.85 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,610: half of the 2,610 people in this job in the Appleton, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,614).

$43,370average per year

$20.85 / hourMedian $43,610Take-home ≈ $35,778

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,610people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 13Wisconsin metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Appleton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,150 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Appleton earn between $37,120 and $47,540.

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,370$3,614$20.85
Median$43,610$3,634$20.97
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,120$3,093$17.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,540$3,962$22.86

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

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary after taxes in Appleton

On the average salary of $43,370, a single filer in Appleton takes home about $35,778 a year, or $2,981 a month and $1,376 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 Appleton a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Appleton area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $43,370 buys what about $46,928 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Appleton ($49,910). A typical home costs $350,370, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Appleton ranks 10th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Kenosha pays the most ($48,700).

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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 Appleton: questions

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

$20.85 an hour on average, and $20.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,778 a year ($2,981 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,370.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,614).

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 Appleton, WI (11540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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