Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Battle Creek, MI metropolitan area. Estimated employment 650.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in Battle Creek earn more.
$40,760 in Battle Creek buys what $45,000 buys across the country as a whole.
Battle Creek's regional price parity is 90.5 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Michigan
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Battle Creek |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo | $44,350 | $46,800 | 94.8 | +3.9% |
| Ann Arbor | $43,470 | $43,100 | 100.9 | −4.3% |
| Battle Creek This page | $40,760 | $45,000 | 90.5 | — |
| Detroit | $40,330 | $40,200 | 100.3 | −10.7% |
| Lansing | $40,060 | $42,200 | 95.0 | −6.3% |
| Monroe | $39,520 | $42,300 | 93.5 | −6.1% |
| Traverse City | $38,750 | $41,500 | 93.4 | −7.8% |
| Bay City | $38,610 | $42,000 | 91.9 | −6.7% |
Price parity and difference against Battle Creek are in the full table on wider screens.
Nominal against real
The same median, once as published and once restated in 2025 dollars.
Published pay rose 32.9% over the five years to 2025. Adjusted for inflation it still rose 11.9% — pay has outrun prices since 2021. The two lines meet at the right edge by construction, since 2025 is the base year.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Inflation
- Real figures deflate by CPI-U annual averages (BLS, all items, US city average).
- Employment
- 650 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Mapped to our taxonomy as laborers-and-freight-stock-and-material-movers-hand.
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