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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Tennessee

What Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand earn in Tennessee, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 26 counties.

Average in TN
$38,657
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
31 of 40
published states
Workers in state
113,500
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
3
26 counties

Pay by labor market in Tennessee

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay by wage area in Tennessee
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705Davidson County, TN
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,510$33,875$12,988Shelby County, TN
Knoxville, TN$37,400$32,179$11,448Knox County, TN

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Tennessee counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Hickman County, TN$39,790$34,100$18,073
2Smith County, TN$39,790$34,100$16,993
3Macon County, TN$39,790$34,100$16,537
4Campbell County, TN$37,400$32,179$16,452
5Grainger County, TN$37,400$32,179$16,452
6Morgan County, TN$37,400$32,179$16,452
7Roane County, TN$37,400$32,179$15,240
8Shelby County, TN$39,510$33,875$12,988
9Tipton County, TN$39,510$33,875$12,988
10Fayette County, TN$39,510$33,875$12,988
11Maury County, TN$39,790$34,100$11,545
12Knox County, TN$37,400$32,179$11,448
13Blount County, TN$37,400$32,179$11,448
14Anderson County, TN$37,400$32,179$11,448
15Loudon County, TN$37,400$32,179$11,448
16Union County, TN$37,400$32,179$11,448
17Davidson County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
18Rutherford County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
19Williamson County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
20Sumner County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
21Wilson County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
22Robertson County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
23Dickson County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
24Cheatham County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705
25Cannon County, TN$39,790$34,100$7,705

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Tennessee is $38,657, based on 113,500 workers. Among the 40 states with published data, that ranks number 31. The BLS national median for the occupation is $40,240, so Tennessee averages 3.9% below it.

Inside Tennessee, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $39,790 in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area and the lowest is $37,400 in Knoxville, TN, a difference of $2,390 across 3 wage areas.

Cost of living for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Tennessee

We compare 26 Tennessee counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Hickman County, TN leaves the largest yearly margin, $18,073. Trousdale County, TN leaves the smallest, $7,705. The median wage covers all four basics in 26 of the 26 counties.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are Minnesota ($46,394), Washington ($46,062), Wisconsin ($45,142) and Colorado ($44,852).

Frequently asked questions: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Tennessee

How much do Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand earn in Tennessee?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $38,657, from $37,400 to $39,790 depending on the labor market.

Which Tennessee county is best for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand?

Hickman County, TN leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($18,073). Smith County, TN follows at $16,993.