Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$40,660avg. a year
$19.55 an hour · 4,850 employed
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area earn an average of $40,660 a year. That is $1,270 (3%) more than the North Carolina average of $39,390. The U.S. average is $42,260.
$40,240Median pay
$19.55Average hourly
+3%vs. North Carolina average
4,850Jobs in this metro
Other North Carolina metro areas
Average pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in other North Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
113,920 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$43,450
$20.89 an hour
23,310 jobs
Wilmington, NC
$41,640
$20.02 an hour
340,540 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$40,790
$19.61 an hour
417,060 jobs
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$40,430
$19.44 an hour
53,360 jobs
Asheville, NC
$40,290
$19.37 an hour
62,660 jobs
Burlington, NC
$39,630
$19.05 an hour
713,470 jobs
Greensboro-High Point, NC
$39,090
$18.80 an hour
85,490 jobs
Winston-Salem, NC
$38,680
$18.60 an hour
91,440 jobs
Rocky Mount, NC
$37,610
$18.08 an hour
102,470 jobs
Fayetteville, NC
$37,450
$18.00 an hour
115,250 jobs
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$37,260
$17.92 an hour
12960 jobs
Greenville, NC
$35,840
$17.23 an hour
13710 jobs
Goldsboro, NC
$35,660
$17.15 an hour
14630 jobs
Jacksonville, NC
$34,490
$16.58 an hour
15950 jobs
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
$34,480
$16.58 an hour
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How Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $39,300 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $43,060 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $35,780 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $33,370 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $37,400 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | $35,850 |
Questions and answers
How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton?
The average is $40,660 a year, and the median is $40,240. About 4,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the North Carolina average?
That is $1,270 (3%) more than the North Carolina average of $39,390.
Is this job common in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton?
It makes up 31.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.66 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: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 25860). 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.