Moving Labor in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis moves come with wide streets, generally easy truck access, and a heavy East Memphis and Germantown family move market. Hire movers who know the city and can plan around summer humidity.
Moving in Memphis
Memphis has a wide range — downtown loft moves, midtown historic homes, and the family move market in East Memphis, Germantown, and Collierville. FedEx, St. Jude, and University of Memphis drive steady corporate and academic move volume. Cross-border moves to Mississippi (Southaven, Olive Branch) are common and don't add meaningful cost.
Common Memphis move types
Memphis neighborhoods
What movers cost in Memphis
Two ways to hire: book an individual mover directly at their posted hourly rate, or Post My Move and pick one of these four standardized Move Board rates. Every mover who joins your Memphis crew is paid at the same rate.
- • Loading trucks
- • Unloading trucks
- • Carrying furniture
- • Storage units
- • Basic residential moves
- • Furniture assembly
- • Heavy furniture
- • Appliance moving
- • Dolly
- • Moving straps
- • Basic hand tools
- • Full-home moves
- • Long-distance loading
- • Furniture protection
- • Dolly
- • Moving straps
- • Basic hand tools
- • Shrink wrap
- • Piano moving
- • Safe moving
- • Antiques
- • High-value furniture
- • Specialty projects
Rates are per mover, per hour. A three-person crew at $45/hr costs $135/hr in labor. Every booking has a two-hour minimum per mover, and you pre-book the hours you expect to need.
| Labor: 2 movers × 4 hours × $45/hr (Equipped) | $360.00 |
| Fuel reimbursement (if applicable) | $20.00 |
| Platform booking fee (flat) | $49.00 |
| Tip (optional, 100% to crew) | $50.00 |
| Total | $479.00 |
Illustrative example for a typical two-bedroom move in Memphis. Your final price depends on the rate you choose (or the mover's listed rate on direct bookings), your crew size, and the hours worked.
Simple, secure payments
Pay the flat $49 booking fee to reserve your move.
Twenty-four hours before your move, the remaining labor balance is securely held so everything is ready when your movers arrive.
Check your movers in with your unique Move PIN. Verify your team when the move is complete, then tap Pay My Movers to release payment.