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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary
in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Median base pay · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$37,040
≈ $17.81/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,000 jobs
Middle 50%
$35,260–$41,780
vs U.S. median
-8%
Metro rank
#379 of 526

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro earn a median of $37,040 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,000 jobs (May 2025). That is 8% below the U.S. median of $40,240 and 1% below the SC statewide median of $37,530. It ranks #379 of 526 metros with published figures for this job.

LABORERS AND FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND · HILTON HEAD ISLAND-BLUFFTON-PORT ROYAL, SC · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · HILTON HEAD ISLAND-BLUFFTON-PORT ROYAL, SC · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$30,400P25$35,260MEDIAN$37,040P75$41,780P90$47,160
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$31,270P25$36,090MEDIAN$40,240P75$46,920P90$55,140
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What is the average Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Hilton Head Island?

The BLS median is $37,040 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,000 jobs pay between $35,260 and $41,780. The 10th percentile is $30,400 and the 90th is $47,160.

Is Hilton Head Island a high-paying metro for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand?

That is 8% below the U.S. median of $40,240 and 1% below the SC statewide median of $37,530. It ranks #379 of 526 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand make an hour in Hilton Head Island?

About $17.81 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $37,040 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $16.95–$20.09 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.