As of May 01, 2026, 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 $24, but most earn between $26 and $31. 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.
| Percentile | Hourly Pay Rate | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Longshoreman Salary | $24 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 25th Percentile Longshoreman Salary | $26 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 50th Percentile Longshoreman Salary | $28 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 75th Percentile Longshoreman Salary | $31 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 90th Percentile Longshoreman Salary | $33 | US | May 01, 2026 |
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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0 - 1 years experience
High School Diploma or Technical Certificate
1 - 3 years experience
High School Diploma or Technical Certificate
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Core compensation
Includes base and short-term incentives
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