Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Lexington-Fayette
$41,210avg. a year
$19.81 an hour · 5,500 employed
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area earn an average of $41,210 a year. That is about the same as the Kentucky average of $41,960. The U.S. average is $42,260.
$41,910Median pay
$19.81Average hourly
-2%vs. Kentucky average
5,500Jobs 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.
129,400 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$44,440
$21.37 an hour
222,910 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
31,130 jobs
Owensboro, KY
$41,790
$20.09 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 Lexington-Fayette compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Lexington-Fayette
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $39,080 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $63,290 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $50,680 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $38,150 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $34,930 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $44,360 |
Questions and answers
How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Lexington-Fayette?
The average is $41,210 a year, and the median is $41,910. About 5,500 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kentucky average?
That is about the same as the Kentucky average of $41,960.
Is this job common in Lexington-Fayette?
It makes up 19.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.01 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: Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 30460). 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.