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

The median for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Nebraska is $42,910 a year, somewhat above the national $40,240 (+7%); the state ranks 17th of 51 states by median. That is 12% less than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Iowa pay more (up to $45,370 in Colorado) and Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming pay less (down to $38,330 in Wyoming). Nebraska employs 13,870 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand, 13.5 per 1,000 jobs, the 37th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.71 means it is less common in Nebraska than nationally.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Nebraska and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Nebraska	Hourly	$16.02	$18.00	$20.63	$22.41	$25.56	$20.60	13,870	13.54	0.71
Nebraska	Annual	$33,320	$37,440	$42,910	$46,610	$53,160	$42,850	13,870	13.54	0.71
United States	Hourly	$15.03	$17.35	$19.35	$22.56	$26.51	$20.32	2,950,280	–	–
United States	Annual	$31,270	$36,090	$40,240	$46,920	$55,140	$42,260	2,950,280	–	–

Nebraska annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 17th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 37th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.71
Jobs per 1,000: 13.54

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Nebraska's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Nebraska

4 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Nebraska publish a row for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Grand Island, NE	$21.33	$44,370	$31,440	$60,340	660	16.80	0.89
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$20.57	$42,790	$30,450	$50,960	1,660	22.11	1.17
Omaha, NE-IA	$20.46	$42,550	$33,360	$53,160	6,870	13.78	0.73
Lincoln, NE	$19.45	$40,450	$31,960	$52,140	1,980	10.87	0.57
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$21.86	$45,480	$33,930	$48,590	2,440	15.76	0.83
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$21.35	$44,420	$35,820	$51,760	1,610	16.78	0.88
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$19.93	$41,460	$31,460	$55,880	560	14.23	0.75

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$20.63	$42,910	13,870	0.71
Colorado	$21.81	$45,370	31,140	0.57
Iowa	$20.91	$43,490	30,890	1.04
Kansas	$19.35	$40,250	23,270	0.85
Missouri	$18.79	$39,080	43,050	0.77
South Dakota	$18.74	$38,980	3,820	0.44
Wyoming	$18.43	$38,330	2,700	0.51

See the national page for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (every state ranked) and the Nebraska wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Nebraska estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.