Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$39,910avg. a year
$19.19 an hour · 52,520 employed
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $39,910 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $39,400. The U.S. average is $42,260.
$38,000Median pay
$19.19Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
52,520Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
11,500 jobs
Midland, TX
$41,730
$20.06 an hour
22,800 jobs
Tyler, TX
$41,220
$19.82 an hour
381,940 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$40,830
$19.63 an hour
413,900 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$40,380
$19.42 an hour
51,230 jobs
Odessa, TX
$40,290
$19.37 an hour
62,010 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$40,060
$19.26 an hour
7920 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$39,740
$19.11 an hour
8970 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$39,280
$18.89 an hour
91,660 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$39,110
$18.81 an hour
101,890 jobs
Longview, TX
$38,970
$18.73 an hour
1113,440 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$38,930
$18.72 an hour
122,470 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$37,640
$18.10 an hour
131,980 jobs
Waco, TX
$37,380
$17.97 an hour
141,650 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$36,980
$17.78 an hour
15500 jobs
Victoria, TX
$36,370
$17.49 an hour
16830 jobs
Abilene, TX
$36,280
$17.44 an hour
171,300 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$36,000
$17.31 an hour
181,920 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$35,700
$17.16 an hour
195,140 jobs
El Paso, TX
$35,360
$17.00 an hour
20680 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$35,030
$16.84 an hour
21560 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$34,520
$16.60 an hour
22100 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$34,280
$16.48 an hour
231,810 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$33,540
$16.13 an hour
242,430 jobs
Laredo, TX
$33,540
$16.12 an hour
253,100 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$32,790
$15.76 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $38,670 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $45,710 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $33,160 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $32,280 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $45,250 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | $70,810 |
Questions and answers
How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $39,910 a year, and the median is $38,000. About 52,520 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $39,400.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 16.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.84 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: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). 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.