Mover Salary

Q: How much does a Mover make?

Movers make $33,187 per year on average, or $15.96 per hour, in the United States. Movers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $26,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $42,000. Location impacts how much a mover can expect to make. Movers make the most in Alaska, Washington, Montana, California, and North Dakota.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Mover Salary

$15.96hourly

$33,187 yearly

Entry level Salary

$26,000 yearly

$26,00010%

$33,187Median

$42,00090%

How much does a Mover make?

Movers make $33,187 per year on average, or $15.96 per hour, in the United States. Movers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $26,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $42,000.

Location impacts how much a mover can expect to make. Movers make the most in Alaska, Washington, Montana, California, and North Dakota.

Highest Paying States For Movers

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Alaska, Washington and Montana, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for movers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida.

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Average Salary:

Mover average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Washington	$41,139	$19.78	52
2	Montana	$39,639	$19.06	3
3	Wisconsin	$36,784	$17.68	23
4	Colorado	$38,017	$18.28	24
5	Minnesota	$37,069	$17.82	20
6	Oregon	$38,113	$18.32	12
7	Nevada	$37,909	$18.23	3
8	North Dakota	$38,555	$18.54	1
9	Alaska	$41,483	$19.94
10	Arizona	$35,787	$17.21	14
11	Nebraska	$33,811	$16.26	9
12	Vermont	$35,154	$16.90	2
13	Ohio	$32,356	$15.56	88
14	Massachusetts	$37,718	$18.13	11
15	Utah	$35,539	$17.09	4
16	New York	$35,485	$17.06	46
17	District of Columbia	$40,310	$19.38	1
18	California	$39,224	$18.86	20
19	South Dakota	$34,088	$16.39	1
20	Idaho	$33,424	$16.07	5
21	Iowa	$34,249	$16.47	4
22	Tennessee	$32,754	$15.75	13
23	Arkansas	$33,515	$16.11	2
24	Oklahoma	$33,415	$16.06	4
25	Kentucky	$31,999	$15.38	12
26	Connecticut	$34,268	$16.48	8
27	Michigan	$31,355	$15.07	36
28	Pennsylvania	$32,710	$15.73	16
29	Missouri	$31,896	$15.33	24
30	Illinois	$32,013	$15.39	57
31	Hawaii	$37,602	$18.08
32	New Hampshire	$34,095	$16.39	1
33	Rhode Island	$33,519	$16.11	1
34	Wyoming	$32,194	$15.48	1
35	Kansas	$32,210	$15.49	7
36	Texas	$31,002	$14.90	74
37	Maine	$32,756	$15.75	2
38	New Jersey	$32,456	$15.60	23
39	Indiana	$28,929	$13.91	29
40	Maryland	$32,156	$15.46	16
41	Delaware	$31,185	$14.99	3
42	New Mexico	$32,100	$15.43	1
43	North Carolina	$28,487	$13.70	34
44	Florida	$27,552	$13.25	51
45	Virginia	$30,425	$14.63	21
46	South Carolina	$25,486	$12.25	18
47	Alabama	$27,037	$13.00	11
48	Mississippi	$28,462	$13.68	3
49	West Virginia	$29,288	$14.08
50	Georgia	$27,714	$13.32	16
51	Louisiana	$24,743	$11.90	6

Highest Paying Cities For Movers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Kent, WA	$41,323	$19.87
2	San Jose, CA	$40,290	$19.37
3	Hillsboro, OR	$38,115	$18.32
4	Denver, CO	$38,036	$18.29	2
5	Franklin Town, MA	$37,766	$18.16
6	Minneapolis, MN	$37,032	$17.80
7	Milwaukee, WI	$36,722	$17.65	1
8	Phoenix, AZ	$35,868	$17.24	3
9	New York, NY	$35,462	$17.05	8
10	Sioux Falls, SD	$33,915	$16.31
11	Oklahoma City, OK	$33,405	$16.06	1
12	Portland, ME	$32,808	$15.77
13	Philadelphia, PA	$32,807	$15.77
14	Baltimore, MD	$32,264	$15.51	1
15	Overland Park, KS	$32,138	$15.45

Mover Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for a mover can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $28,250, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $33,187 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $53,096. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Movers Salary Details

Average Mover Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Mover's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$42,000	$3,500	$20
75th Percentile	$37,000	$3,083	$18
Average	$33,187	$2,766	$16
25th Percentile	$29,000	$2,417	$14
10th Percentile	$26,000	$2,167	$13

Highest Paying Types of Movers

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Stage Hand	$35,686	$2,974	$17.16	10,766
Package Handler UPS	$32,276	$2,690	$15.52	80,442
Package Handler	$32,785	$2,732	$15.76	93,831
Warehouseman	$36,022	$3,002	$17.32	158,488
Can Handler	$32,465	$2,705	$15.61	76,003
Material Handler	$33,215	$2,768	$15.97	174,068

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Movers The Most?

The highest paying companies for movers are Zag and Oakland University according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Titan and Travis County report highly competitive wages for movers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Zag	$87,460	$42.05
2	Oakland University	$42,573	$20.47
3	Titan	$39,074	$18.79
4	Travis County	$37,773	$18.16	1
5	UPS	$37,574	$18.06
6	Storr Office Environments	$37,500	$18.03	2
7	Daifuku Webb Holding	$36,353	$17.48	1
8	Dart Container	$36,072	$17.34
9	Alro Steel	$36,063	$17.34
10	Southcoast Health	$35,799	$17.21
11	Paul Davis USA	$35,664	$17.15
12	Gentle Giant Moving	$35,613	$17.12
13	M.E.I	$35,458	$17.05
14	The Coca-Cola Company	$35,427	$17.03	10
15	CADC	$35,214	$16.93
16	Ferrara Candy	$35,145	$16.90
17	Accel Entertainment	$35,033	$16.84
18	Hormel Foods	$35,018	$16.84	7
19	Reyes Holdings	$34,925	$16.79	2
20	ServiceMaster Restore	$34,834	$16.75

Mover Pay Trends

Average Mover Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Mover Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$33,200	$15.96	+5.2%
2022	$31,500	$15.13	+4.2%
2021	$30,100	$14.49	+4.3%
2020	$28,800	$13.86	+3.9%
2019	$27,700	$13.32	+3.7%

Recently Added Mover Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
State of Ohio	Mover 1	Sandusky, OH	11/29/2022	$37,232
Two Men and A Truck	Mover/Laborer	Saint Louis, MO	11/29/2022	$15,653
1-800-GOT-Junk?	Movers	Swarthmore, PA	11/29/2022	$25,044
Fresh Start The Moving Crew	Mover-Special Operations	Worcester, MA	11/29/2022	$35,479
RPG LLC	Mover	Eagle, ID	11/28/2022	$37,566
ZAG Community of Businesses	Mover-4 Day Work Week	Kapolei, HI	11/26/2022	$35,479
College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving	Mover	Seattle, WA	11/26/2022	$52,175
Careerbuilder-Us	Mover/Packer/Driver	Auburn, WA	11/24/2022	$50,088
College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving	Mover/Junk Remover	Port Saint Lucie, FL	11/24/2022	$20,870
College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving	Mover/Junk Remover	Flint, MI	11/24/2022	$20,870

Mover Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Movers The Most?

Alaska pays Movers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $41,483 per year, or $19.94 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Mover?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Mover if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $41,139 per year.

Have more questions? See all answers to common transportation questions.

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Updated February 6, 2023