State comparison · 2025
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary: Florida vs Washington
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington earn a median of $46,190. In Florida, $38,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 17.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.4%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Median
- $38,160
- p25
- $34,710
- p75
- $45,390
- p10
- $29,960
- p90
- $48,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
Washington
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Median
- $46,190
- p25
- $40,300
- p75
- $51,230
- p10
- $37,350
- p90
- $60,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.