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Cargo and Freight Agents salary in California

The median cargo and freight agents in California earns $57,690 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,708 a month.

10th percentile
$38,430
25th percentile
$47,270
Median percentile
$57,690
75th percentile
$73,730
90th percentile
$83,060

Based on 17,060 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,496 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,690
Federal income tax−$4,743
Social Security + Medicare−$4,413
California income tax (approx.)−$4,038
Monthly take-home$3,708
Every two weeks$1,711

Does it go far here?

$52,104Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All cargo and freight agents salaries · Take-home pay in California