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State comparison · 2025

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee

Occupation

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in District of Columbia earn a median of $45,740. In Tennessee, $38,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 19.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+19.9%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+0.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

District of Columbia

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Median
$45,740
p25
$40,200
p75
$52,000
p10
$37,550
p90
$62,390
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

Tennessee

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Median
$38,160
p25
$35,550
p75
$44,920
p10
$30,230
p90
$48,420
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
91.9
See full breakdown for Tennessee

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.