SOC 53-7062 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Median annual wage

$40,550

10th percentile: $31,860
25th percentile: $35,920
Median: $40,550
75th percentile: $47,640
90th percentile: $56,440
Mean: $43,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Estimated employment: 157,920.

The mean annual wage is $43,140, which sits above the median. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

The median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $40,240 for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.

It is about the same as the Illinois median of $40,550. Illinois wages.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Illinois, the primary state on the BLS area record.

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How much do Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the median annual wage for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $40,550. The 10th percentile is $31,860 and the 90th percentile is $56,440. Employment is 157,920.

How does that compare with the national median for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand?

The local median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $40,240.