Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Columbia
$39,740avg. a year
$19.11 an hour · 9,410 employed
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the Columbia, SC metro area earn an average of $39,740 a year. That is about the same as the South Carolina average of $39,140. The U.S. average is $42,260.
$37,530Median pay
$19.11Average hourly
+2%vs. South Carolina average
9,410Jobs in this metro
Other South Carolina metro areas
Average pay for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in other South Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
18,100 jobs
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$40,950
$19.69 an hour
240,540 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$40,790
$19.61 an hour
36,080 jobs
Spartanburg, SC
$39,520
$19.00 an hour
411,960 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$39,100
$18.80 an hour
51,000 jobs
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$38,440
$18.48 an hour
63,900 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$38,130
$18.33 an hour
72,140 jobs
Florence, SC
$37,670
$18.11 an hour
8720 jobs
Sumter, SC
$37,140
$17.86 an hour
92,290 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$35,940
$17.28 an hour
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How Columbia compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Columbia
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $36,100 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $56,240 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $45,110 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $32,120 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $33,090 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $34,680 |
Questions and answers
How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in Columbia?
The average is $39,740 a year, and the median is $37,530. About 9,410 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the South Carolina average?
That is about the same as the South Carolina average of $39,140.
Is this job common in Columbia?
It makes up 23.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.26 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: Columbia, SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 17900). 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.