Salary comparison
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: Pueblo vs Sheboygan
Sheboygan, WI pays about 2.2% more for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand on paper — $48,150 vs $47,100. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Sheboygan comes out ahead by $1,050 a year in real buying power.
Pueblo, CO
$47,100
$39,270
$47,100
$22.65
100
$47,100/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Sheboygan, WI
$48,150
$38,700
$55,490
$23.15
100
$48,150/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $1,050 a year (2.2%) in favor of Sheboygan. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Pueblo runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Sheboygan sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Sheboygan is the better deal by $1,050 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Pueblo to Sheboygan for this role, the raise needs to beat 2.2% to come out ahead after living costs. Anything below that and you are earning more on paper but keeping less.
Common questions
Where do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more, Pueblo or Sheboygan?
Sheboygan pays $48,150 on median — about 2.2% more than Pueblo ($47,100). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Sheboygan. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Sheboygan gives you roughly$48,150 of real buying power versus $47,100 in the other city.