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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Indiana

$41,850avg. a year
$20.12 an hour · 103,200 employed

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Indiana earn an average of $41,850 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $42,260. The best-paying metro area is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN at $44,440.

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$41,340Median pay
$20.12Average hourly
+26%Avg. pay since 2020
#29Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Indiana metro areas

Average pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand by metro area. Swipe to see all 15.

129,400 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$44,440
$21.37 an hour
2157,920 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$43,140
$20.74 an hour
348,100 jobs
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
$42,620
$20.49 an hour
42,980 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$42,220
$20.30 an hour
522,910 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
6550 jobs
Kokomo, IN
$41,540
$19.97 an hour
73,980 jobs
Evansville, IN
$41,480
$19.94 an hour
82,660 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$40,900
$19.66 an hour
91,310 jobs
Columbus, IN
$40,350
$19.40 an hour
105,800 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$40,290
$19.37 an hour
111,020 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$40,190
$19.32 an hour
122,470 jobs
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$39,440
$18.96 an hour
13870 jobs
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$38,990
$18.75 an hour
141,180 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$38,720
$18.62 an hour
15690 jobs
Muncie, IN
$38,230
$18.38 an hour

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Indiana, charted

Pay over time

Indiana, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Indiana laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Indiana vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$42,260$20.32
Indiana$41,850$20.12
Illinois$42,960$20.66
Kentucky$41,960$20.17
Michigan$41,230$19.82
Ohio$41,000$19.71

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Questions and answers

How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Indiana?

The average is $41,850 a year, and the median is $41,340. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $42,260.

What is the hourly wage in Indiana?

$20.12 an hour on average; the median is $19.87.

Where in Indiana do they earn the most?

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ($44,440), followed by Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($43,140). The lowest average among 15 metro areas with data is Muncie, IN ($38,230).

How does Indiana rank?

Indiana ranks #29 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 53-7062. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.