Longshoreman Salary in the United States

Longshoreman Salary

How much does a Longshoreman make?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Longshoreman in the United States is $65,143. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $61,479 to $70,397, with most professionals earning between $58,144 and $75,180.

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Longshoreman Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $58,144 US March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $61,479 US March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $65,143 US March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $70,397 US March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $75,180 US March 01, 2025
25% $61,479 10% $58,144 90% $75,180 75% $70,397 $65,143 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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    Longshoreman

    0 - 1 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

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    1 - 3 years experience
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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
61479
70397
65143

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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71045
65580
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Longshoreman in the United States. The base salary for Longshoreman ranges from $61,479 to $70,397 with the average base salary of $65,143. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $61,984 to $71,045 with the average total cash compensation of $65,580.

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