What is the hourly salary range of Longshoreman?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Longshoreman in the United States is $28. While Salary.com is seeing that Longshoreman salary in the US can go up to $33 or down to $25, but most earn between $26 and $30. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Longshoreman in the United States.

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Longshoreman Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $25 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $26 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $28 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $30 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $33 US April 01, 2025
25% $26 10% $25 90% $33 75% $30 $28 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Longshoreman ?

A stevedore, longshoreman, docker or dockworker is a waterfront manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships, trucks, trains or airplanes. After the shipping container revolution of the 1950s, the number of dockworkers required declined by over 90%, and the term "stevedore" has increasingly come to mean a stevedoring firm that contracts with a port, shipowner, or charterer to load and unload a vessel....

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  1. This Job:

    Longshoreman

    0 - 1 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

  2. Up a level:

    Warehouse Worker II

    1 - 3 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

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Average Hourly Wage

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Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
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28
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Longshoreman in the United States. The average hourly rate for Longshoreman ranges from $26 to $30 with the average hourly pay of $28. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $26 to $30 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $28.

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