Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for cargo and freight agents

Lake Charles, LA leads at $68,080 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Lake Charles, LA$68,080$47,210–$68,080
Tulsa, OK$67,140$43,720–$67,140
Rapid City, SD$65,440$62,770–$80,650
Trenton, NJ$65,320$59,990–$75,610
Davenport, IA$64,580$44,430–$71,960
New Haven, CT$63,380$60,850–$81,250
Albuquerque, NM$63,010$46,160–$81,180
Missoula, MT$63,010$48,690–$66,350
Sioux Falls, SD$62,950$60,390–$69,420
Hartford, CT$62,830$58,650–$76,350
Omaha, NE$62,240$49,500–$64,060
Syracuse, NY$62,100$51,890–$63,420
Seattle, WA$61,860$54,730–$75,130
Vallejo, CA$61,560$56,220–$77,490
San Francisco, CA$60,980$51,470–$76,570
Great Falls, MT$60,810$46,580–$61,550
New York, NY$60,590$51,860–$79,810
Corpus Christi, TX$60,500$48,730–$79,940
Beaumont, TX$60,330$45,230–$68,530
Providence, RI$60,260$48,380–$70,420
Lincoln, NE$60,120$54,190–$79,430
Dayton, OH$59,980$44,810–$70,410
Portland, ME$59,970$50,270–$65,710
Albany, NY$59,890$50,790–$69,110
Chicago, IL$59,850$48,880–$62,480
Harrisburg, PA$59,750$48,390–$71,540
Milwaukee, WI$59,660$47,890–$63,840
Kiryas Joel, NY$59,650$49,390–$65,350
San Jose, CA$59,610$47,270–$75,580
Fargo, ND$59,580$48,000–$98,890
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,570$48,400–$65,290
Minneapolis, MN$59,560$48,040–$63,650
Madison, WI$59,460$48,430–$62,410
Reading, PA$59,450$46,500–$59,600
Boston, MA$59,330$52,250–$73,620
Greenville, SC$59,320$51,480–$63,950
Bakersfield, CA$59,310$47,190–$77,000
Los Angeles, CA$59,010$48,330–$74,560
Atlanta, GA$58,750$46,730–$62,930
Stockton, CA$58,690$47,210–$77,390
Dothan, AL$58,610$49,230–$63,840
Peoria, IL$58,540$50,200–$72,880
Myrtle Beach, SC$58,460$53,520–$68,690
Bozeman, MT$58,290$49,110–$69,040
Charleston, SC$57,560$48,910–$66,290
Fairbanks, AK$57,480$50,220–$77,230
Spokane, WA$57,440$46,650–$69,010
Bellingham, WA$57,090$48,690–$65,880
Port St. Lucie, FL$56,960$47,100–$74,530
Greeley, CO$56,940$55,240–$56,940

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.