How much do Material Moving Workers, All Other make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Material Moving Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $36,040 and the 90th percentile is $50,030. The difference is $13,990, which is 36.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,040 to the 75th at $43,690, covers $7,650.

The mean annual wage is $41,020, which sits above the median of $38,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 9% lower than the national median of $41,800 for Material Moving Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,549, which is 12.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the California median of $38,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Material Moving Workers, All Other at $36,549 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Material Moving Workers, All Other. Modesto, CA ranks 9th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $39,400 and employment of 210. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,492, against $36,549 here.
• Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $49,670 and employment of 30. That median is 30.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,542, against $36,549 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $44,510 and employment of 410. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,309, against $36,549 here.

Employment share

Material Moving Workers, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (110 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.73 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.