Skip to content
uswages .org

Average Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand Salary in Florida

Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand in Florida earn a median annual salary of $38,160, which is -5.2% compared to the national median. There are 164,400 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Florida (state).

$38,160
Florida median annual wage
$18/hour median
-5.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $40,240
164,400
Local employment
16.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.87
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$29,960
25th
$34,710
Median
$38,160
75th
$45,390
90th
$48,870

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Florida, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.4%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$36,900
Goods: 98.1%
Services: 90.1%
Rents: 122.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Minnesota $46,280 Compare 54,480
Washington $46,190 Compare 49,450
District of Columbia $45,740 Compare 1,200
North Dakota $45,690 Compare 9,990
Colorado $45,370 Compare 31,140
Massachusetts $44,920 Compare 34,700

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Florida

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $473,750 0.64
Anesthesiologists $465,370 1.02
Surgeons, All Other $429,990 1.41
Radiologists $417,690 0.98
Cardiologists $414,910 0.84
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $399,440 1.02
Neurologists $322,750 0.77
Psychiatrists $316,200 1.08

Florida has salary data for 790 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand in Florida

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand are projected to change by +1.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 384,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.