SALARY · LABORERS AND FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND · SOUTH DAKOTA

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in South Dakota

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In South Dakota, laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand sat at a median of $38,980 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$38,980

$19 per hour at the median · That is $1,260 (3.1 percent) below the national median of $40,240 for this occupation.

$41,290Mean annual salary
$20Mean hourly wage
$3,820People employed in this job in South Dakota

Salary range

25th: $35,200Median: $38,98075th: $46,380
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$35,200
Median (50th percentile)$38,980
75th percentile$46,380
Mean$41,290

The middle half of workers earned from $35,200 to $46,380 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$33,500 a year
$2,792 a month
Federal tax $2,498 · FICA $2,982 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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