Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
$42,620avg. a year
$20.49 an hour · 48,100 employed
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn an average of $42,620 a year. That is about the same as the Indiana average of $41,850. The U.S. average is $42,260.
$44,180Median pay
$20.49Average hourly
+2%vs. Indiana average
48,100Jobs in this metro
Other Indiana metro areas
Average pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in other Indiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
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
32,980 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$42,220
$20.30 an hour
422,910 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
5550 jobs
Kokomo, IN
$41,540
$19.97 an hour
63,980 jobs
Evansville, IN
$41,480
$19.94 an hour
72,660 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$40,900
$19.66 an hour
81,310 jobs
Columbus, IN
$40,350
$19.40 an hour
95,800 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$40,290
$19.37 an hour
101,020 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$40,190
$19.32 an hour
112,470 jobs
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$39,440
$18.96 an hour
12870 jobs
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$38,990
$18.75 an hour
131,180 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$38,720
$18.62 an hour
14690 jobs
Muncie, IN
$38,230
$18.38 an hour
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How Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $38,760 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $47,620 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $63,160 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $52,980 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | $67,440 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $40,520 |
Questions and answers
How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
The average is $42,620 a year, and the median is $44,180. About 48,100 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Indiana average?
That is about the same as the Indiana average of $41,850.
Is this job common in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
It makes up 43.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.29 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: Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26900). 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.