Affordable & Reliable 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
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, so your total is easy to predict.
- • 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 when you post your move, your crew size, and the hours worked.
Access notes by area
- Downtown Memphis lofts: some buildings require freight elevator booking, but truck access at street level is generally easy
- Midtown (Cooper-Young, Central Gardens): older homes with narrower driveways and mature trees to navigate around
- East Memphis and Germantown: wide streets, attached garages, and driveways sized for full-size trucks
- Collierville and Cordova: newer subdivisions, straightforward truck staging, occasional HOA move-time rules
- Southaven and Olive Branch, MS: a short hop across the state line, billed and staffed like a standard local move
What a Memphis move costs
A three-bedroom East Memphis home with four movers at $45/hr for six hours totals $1,080 in labor, about $48 in fuel, plus $49 — roughly $1,177. A two-bedroom Midtown home with three movers for four hours runs about $589 total.
Timing and seasonality
- Summer is the busiest and hottest stretch; highs regularly reach the upper 90s June through August
- Book early morning starts from June through September to keep the crew fresh past hour three
- University of Memphis turnover adds demand in May and August, mainly around Midtown and campus-adjacent rentals
- Late fall and winter offer the widest selection of available crews
How to choose a crew in Memphis
For East Memphis and Germantown homes, look for crews with larger-home experience and enough people to keep a hot afternoon move under six hours. For Midtown's older housing stock, favor movers who list experience with narrow doorways and vintage staircases. For Mississippi cross-border jobs, confirm the crew is comfortable listing both addresses on one posting.
Simple, secure payments
Pay the flat $49 booking fee to reserve your move. Your payment method is securely retained for the balance.
Your booked move balance is secured the day before the move, so the funds are ready and held through move day.
Your Move PIN verifies each mover's arrival and starts their official time. When the work is done, review the hours, sign the completion form, and tap Pay My Movers.