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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in South Carolina
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in South Carolina earn a median $37,530 a year, 7% below the U.S. median.
- Median in SC
- $37,530 a year
- U.S. median
- $40,240 a year
- Employment
- 56,700
- Location quotient
- 1.30
- Share of jobs vs. U.S. (1.00 = same)
Pay range in South Carolina
- Median (50%)
- $37,530 · $18.04 an hour
- Mean (average)
- $39,140 · $18.82 an hour (estimate error ±0.4%)
- 10th percentile
- $29,830 · $14.34 an hour
- 25th percentile
- $34,760 · $16.71 an hour
- 75th percentile
- $44,480 · $21.39 an hour
- 90th percentile
- $48,230 · $23.19 an hour
- Employment
- 56,700 (estimate error ±1.8%)
- Jobs per 1,000
- 24.60
- Location quotient
- 1.30 (1.00 = national share)
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay by metro area in South Carolina
Includes metro areas that cross into this state and nonmetropolitan areas
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| Area | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,100 | 2,060 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $38,850 | 40,540 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $38,520 | 11,960 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,090 | 8,100 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $37,540 | 6,080 |
| Columbia, SC | $37,530 | 9,410 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $37,040 | 1,000 |
| Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,990 | 2,830 |
| Florence, SC | $36,720 | 2,140 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $36,640 | 3,900 |
| Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,460 | 1,430 |
| Sumter, SC | $36,090 | 720 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $35,530 | 2,290 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make in South Carolina?
- The median wage for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in South Carolina is $37,530 a year (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). There are about 56,700 jobs in the state.
- Where in South Carolina do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn the most?
- Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has the highest median wage in the state for this occupation at $39,100 a year.