Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Louisville/Jefferson County
$44,440avg. a year
$21.37 an hour · 29,400 employed
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area earn an average of $44,440 a year. That is $2,480 (6%) more than the Kentucky average of $41,960. The U.S. average is $42,260.
$46,830Median pay
$21.37Average hourly
+6%vs. Kentucky average
29,400Jobs in this metro
Other Kentucky metro areas
Average pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in other Kentucky metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
122,910 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
21,130 jobs
Owensboro, KY
$41,790
$20.09 an hour
35,500 jobs
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$41,210
$19.81 an hour
42,070 jobs
Bowling Green, KY
$40,020
$19.24 an hour
5940 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$39,010
$18.76 an hour
62,580 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$38,140
$18.34 an hour
7700 jobs
Elizabethtown, KY
$38,110
$18.32 an hour
82,240 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$36,340
$17.47 an hour
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How Louisville/Jefferson County compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $41,040 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $48,910 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $62,930 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $53,740 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | $65,080 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $39,610 |
Questions and answers
How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Louisville/Jefferson County?
The average is $44,440 a year, and the median is $46,830. About 29,400 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kentucky average?
That is $2,480 (6%) more than the Kentucky average of $41,960.
Is this job common in Louisville/Jefferson County?
It makes up 42.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.26 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 53-7062. Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.