Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Lansing-East Lansing
$41,630avg. a year
$20.02 an hour · 4,270 employed
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn an average of $41,630 a year. That is about the same as the Michigan average of $41,230. The U.S. average is $42,260.
$40,060Median pay
$20.02Average hourly
+1%vs. Michigan average
4,270Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
12,010 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$43,640
$20.98 an hour
23,030 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$43,250
$20.79 an hour
334,030 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$43,010
$20.68 an hour
4650 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$41,800
$20.10 an hour
5950 jobs
Monroe, MI
$41,580
$19.99 an hour
62,660 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$40,900
$19.66 an hour
7630 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$40,430
$19.44 an hour
8960 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$39,580
$19.03 an hour
9900 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$39,250
$18.87 an hour
10500 jobs
Bay City, MI
$39,040
$18.77 an hour
11690 jobs
Niles, MI
$39,010
$18.75 an hour
1218,840 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$38,750
$18.63 an hour
131,600 jobs
Flint, MI
$38,700
$18.60 an hour
14350 jobs
Midland, MI
$38,580
$18.55 an hour
15690 jobs
Jackson, MI
$38,100
$18.32 an hour
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How Lansing-East Lansing compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Lansing-East Lansing
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $36,730 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $48,420 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $35,650 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $32,650 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $52,640 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $55,640 |
Questions and answers
How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Lansing-East Lansing?
The average is $41,630 a year, and the median is $40,060. About 4,270 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is about the same as the Michigan average of $41,230.
Is this job common in Lansing-East Lansing?
It makes up 19.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.04 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: Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 29620). 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.