State comparison · 2025
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary: New York vs Washington
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington earn a median of $46,190. In New York, $44,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 3.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.4%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Median
- $44,630
- p25
- $38,450
- p75
- $49,200
- p10
- $35,360
- p90
- $59,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.