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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary
in Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area

Median base pay · Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$35,560
≈ $17.10/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 2,740 jobs
Middle 50%
$29,780–$37,580
vs U.S. median
-12%
Metro rank
#464 of 526

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro earn a median of $35,560 a year, based on BLS estimates for 2,740 jobs (May 2025). That is 12% below the U.S. median of $40,240 and 2% below the MS statewide median of $36,400. It ranks #464 of 526 metros with published figures for this job.

LABORERS AND FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND · LOWER EAST MISSISSIPPI NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · LOWER EAST MISSISSIPPI NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$25,960P25$29,780MEDIAN$35,560P75$37,580P90$44,820
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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 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area?

The BLS median is $35,560 a year (May 2025). Half of the 2,740 jobs pay between $29,780 and $37,580. The 10th percentile is $25,960 and the 90th is $44,820.

Is Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area a high-paying metro for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand?

That is 12% below the U.S. median of $40,240 and 2% below the MS statewide median of $36,400. It ranks #464 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 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area?

About $17.10 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $35,560 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $14.32–$18.07 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.