Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $41,810 a year ($20.10 an hour) and a mean of $41,580 in May 2025. The median is 3.9% above the U.S. median ($40,240), ranking 155th of 527 areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Median annual
- $41,810
- Median hourly
- $20.10
- Mean annual
- $41,580
- Jobs on record
- 6,720
Grey needle: U.S. median, $40,240 a year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.
How does the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area compare on pay for hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers?
The Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area ranks 155th of the 527 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas with a published median.
| Area | Rank | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced, CA | 153 | $41,890 | 1,130 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 154 | $41,830 | 18,830 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 155 | $41,810 | 6,720 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 156 | $41,780 | 21,340 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 157 | $41,770 | 3,460 |
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 527 areas with a published figure.
How does pay here compare with Indiana and the U.S.?
The $41,810 median is 1.1% above the Indiana median ($41,340), and 3.9% above the U.S. median ($40,240).
| Area | Median | 10th percentile | 90th percentile | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $41,810 | $31,120 | $52,190 | 6,720 |
| Indiana | $41,340 | $31,040 | $52,590 | 103,200 |
| United States | $40,240 | $31,270 | $55,140 | 2,950,280 |
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025; BLS OEWS state and national files, May 2025.
How does this job compare with all jobs in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area?
Hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers hold 3.19% of the jobs in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, against 1.90% of jobs across the U.S., a location quotient of 1.68.
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025; BLS OEWS metropolitan totals and national file, May 2025.
How many hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers work in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area?
BLS counts 6,720 jobs in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, 0.23% of the 2,950,280 in the U.S. That is 31.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, a location quotient of 1.68: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.68 times its national share, so it is more concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025 and national file.
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