Cargo and Freight Agents salary
The median pay for cargo and freight agents in the United States is $52,260 a year. About 97,670 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,340
- 25th percentile
- $45,710
- Median percentile
- $52,260
- 75th percentile
- $63,390
- 90th percentile
- $79,810
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $76,250
- New Hampshire $67,660
- South Dakota $64,340
- Nebraska $62,500
- Washington $60,760
- Rhode Island $60,310
- New Jersey $60,210
- New York $60,040
- Illinois $59,750
- Montana $59,240
- Massachusetts $58,680
- Minnesota $58,650
- California $57,690
- Wisconsin $57,290
- South Carolina $57,000
- Alabama $54,890
- North Dakota $54,230
- Utah $52,770
- Alaska $52,070
- Tennessee $51,800
- Colorado $51,390
- Georgia $51,380
- Missouri $50,840
- Maine $50,340
- Indiana $50,020
- Oklahoma $49,940
- Mississippi $49,920
- Arizona $49,880
- Virginia $49,680
- Pennsylvania $49,590
- Ohio $49,530
- Oregon $49,420
- West Virginia $49,100
- Louisiana $48,940
- New Mexico $48,910
- Maryland $48,730
- Florida $48,520
- Texas $48,470
- Iowa $48,370
- North Carolina $48,000
- Michigan $47,940
- Vermont $47,560
- Nevada $47,000
- Kentucky $46,230
- Idaho $45,710
- Kansas $42,500
- Hawaii $42,400
By metro area
- Lake Charles, LA $68,080
- Tulsa, OK $67,140
- Rapid City, SD $65,440
- Trenton, NJ $65,320
- Davenport, IA $64,580
- New Haven, CT $63,380
- Albuquerque, NM $63,010
- Missoula, MT $63,010
- Sioux Falls, SD $62,950
- Hartford, CT $62,830
- Omaha, NE $62,240
- Syracuse, NY $62,100
- Seattle, WA $61,860
- Vallejo, CA $61,560
- San Francisco, CA $60,980
- Great Falls, MT $60,810
- New York, NY $60,590
- Corpus Christi, TX $60,500
- Beaumont, TX $60,330
- Providence, RI $60,260
- Lincoln, NE $60,120
- Dayton, OH $59,980
- Portland, ME $59,970
- Albany, NY $59,890
- Chicago, IL $59,850
- Harrisburg, PA $59,750
- Milwaukee, WI $59,660
- Kiryas Joel, NY $59,650
- San Jose, CA $59,610
- Fargo, ND $59,580
- Cedar Rapids, IA $59,570
- Minneapolis, MN $59,560
- Madison, WI $59,460
- Reading, PA $59,450
- Boston, MA $59,330
- Greenville, SC $59,320
- Bakersfield, CA $59,310
- Los Angeles, CA $59,010
- Atlanta, GA $58,750
- Stockton, CA $58,690
- Dothan, AL $58,610
- Peoria, IL $58,540
- Myrtle Beach, SC $58,460
- Bozeman, MT $58,290
- Charleston, SC $57,560
- Fairbanks, AK $57,480
- Spokane, WA $57,440
- Bellingham, WA $57,090
- Port St. Lucie, FL $56,960
- Greeley, CO $56,940
- Spartanburg, SC $56,410
- Washington, DC $56,300
- Cleveland, OH $56,060
- Salt Lake City, UT $56,060
- Memphis, TN $55,930
- Birmingham, AL $55,700
- St. Cloud, MN $55,350
- Columbia, SC $55,070
- Jackson, MS $54,890
- Sacramento, CA $54,820
- Salinas, CA $54,490
- Visalia, CA $54,430
- Springfield, MA $54,310
- Tallahassee, FL $54,200
- Mobile, AL $54,110
- Green Bay, WI $53,820
- Lubbock, TX $53,190
- Rochester, NY $52,270
- Terre Haute, IN $52,210
- San Diego, CA $51,860
- Kennewick, WA $51,760
- South Bend, IN $51,570
- Denver, CO $51,390
- Philadelphia, PA $51,280
- Baton Rouge, LA $51,230
- Cape Coral, FL $51,110
- Evansville, IN $50,850
- Jacksonville, FL $50,740
- Kansas City, MO $50,340
- New Orleans, LA $50,330
- Portland, OR $50,260
- Phoenix, AZ $50,240
- Nashville, TN $50,230
- Houston, TX $50,220
- Columbus, OH $50,210
- Fresno, CA $50,150
- Salem, OR $50,100
- Bend, OR $49,990
- Austin, TX $49,860
- Charlotte, NC $49,720
- Richmond, VA $49,640
- Palm Bay, FL $49,560
- Virginia Beach, VA $49,490
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,480
- Chattanooga, TN $49,460
- Toledo, OH $49,350
- Scranton, PA $49,310
- Baltimore, MD $49,060
- Indianapolis, IN $48,990
- Tampa, FL $48,870
- St. Louis, MO $48,780
- Ogden, UT $48,750
- Raleigh, NC $48,720
- Slidell, LA $48,710
- Dallas, TX $48,690
- Oxnard, CA $48,580
- Savannah, GA $48,560
- Shreveport, LA $48,360
- York, PA $48,340
- Little Rock, AR $48,290
- Miami, FL $48,150
- Akron, OH $48,130
- Reno, NV $48,100
- Anchorage, AK $47,910
- Roanoke, VA $47,880
- Greensboro, NC $47,600
- Medford, OR $47,600
- Burlington, VT $47,560
- Orlando, FL $47,420
- Youngstown, OH $47,400