Cargo and Freight Agents Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Cargo and Freight Agents positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$49,900
National average
Salary Range
$37,240 – $76,350
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Cargo and Freight Agents Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $74,990 | $38,000 | $74,990 |
| South Dakota | $68,400 | $51,570 | $82,910 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $68,400 | $51,550 | $100,980 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $67,820 | $51,570 | $79,620 |
| Vallejo, CA | $66,350 | $49,060 | $108,480 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $63,430 | $48,700 | $82,490 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,350 | $47,200 | $79,930 |
| New Jersey | $62,860 | $46,520 | $87,450 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $62,650 | $39,040 | $89,990 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,590 | $43,490 | $87,510 |
| Rapid City, SD | $62,590 | $49,780 | $80,820 |
| Missoula, MT | $62,150 | $47,140 | $79,010 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $61,260 | $46,000 | $90,930 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $61,050 | $24,690 | $72,230 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $60,940 | $50,790 | $80,230 |
| Montana | $60,660 | $40,140 | $83,670 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $60,600 | $38,210 | $86,600 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $60,040 | $46,740 | $64,200 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $59,900 | $39,120 | $77,660 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $59,890 | $43,930 | $74,310 |
| Massachusetts | $59,700 | $44,180 | $78,870 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $59,320 | $39,480 | $77,500 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,300 | $45,170 | $74,740 |
| Jackson, MS | $58,970 | $38,910 | $77,980 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $58,920 | $45,740 | $95,870 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $58,690 | $36,520 | $71,260 |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $58,370 | $38,810 | $72,060 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $58,180 | $42,000 | $70,470 |
| Nebraska | $58,160 | $39,300 | $78,270 |
| Lincoln, NE | $58,160 | $39,300 | $77,120 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $57,850 | $38,090 | $96,060 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $57,700 | $46,440 | $74,690 |
| Wisconsin | $57,490 | $37,940 | $75,810 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $57,490 | $40,790 | $81,410 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $57,360 | $44,020 | $84,380 |
| New York | $57,230 | $39,420 | $91,080 |
| Syracuse, NY | $57,150 | $36,940 | $81,220 |
| Greeley, CO | $56,530 | $44,190 | $66,290 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $56,360 | $37,490 | $65,420 |
| Wausau, WI | $56,140 | $49,430 | $76,980 |
| California | $56,100 | $37,890 | $80,840 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $55,750 | $38,350 | $128,910 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $55,730 | $40,250 | $77,820 |
| Georgia | $55,710 | $38,980 | $77,500 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $55,680 | $45,930 | $80,470 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $55,280 | $43,440 | $80,500 |
| Utah | $55,220 | $37,250 | $89,980 |
| Washington | $55,140 | $46,080 | $74,910 |
| Bloomington, IL | $54,790 | $34,600 | $66,520 |
| Lubbock, TX | $54,430 | $35,410 | $73,750 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $54,410 | $40,930 | $83,530 |
| Madison, WI | $53,990 | $30,900 | $79,760 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $53,260 | $43,670 | $77,870 |
| Idaho | $53,240 | $38,310 | $68,870 |
| Alabama | $53,100 | $38,960 | $81,290 |
| Birmingham, AL | $53,100 | $42,140 | $81,290 |
| Boise City, ID | $53,020 | $38,110 | $68,870 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $53,010 | $39,390 | $77,220 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $52,850 | $38,130 | $75,540 |
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $52,660 | $46,410 | $73,940 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $52,530 | $47,080 | $73,700 |
| New Haven, CT | $52,450 | $38,480 | $76,350 |
| Green Bay, WI | $52,300 | $35,970 | $64,460 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $52,280 | $35,970 | $89,020 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $52,260 | $37,430 | $79,970 |
| Indiana | $52,040 | $36,980 | $79,920 |
| Rhode Island | $51,990 | $33,280 | $81,240 |
| Bellingham, WA | $51,910 | $46,690 | $73,040 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $51,880 | $37,940 | $75,880 |
| New Hampshire | $51,590 | $36,550 | $86,290 |
| Colorado | $51,430 | $46,850 | $70,700 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $51,430 | $46,850 | $70,700 |
| South Carolina | $51,420 | $40,860 | $68,840 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $51,420 | $48,800 | $66,860 |
| Minnesota | $51,370 | $42,040 | $76,930 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $51,370 | $42,040 | $73,290 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $51,110 | $40,630 | $83,650 |
| Reading, PA | $50,960 | $41,720 | $60,650 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $50,890 | $44,970 | $70,530 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $50,780 | $44,500 | $80,480 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $50,770 | $36,020 | $80,990 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $50,690 | $40,630 | $62,660 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,690 | $38,520 | $82,120 |
| Virginia | $50,560 | $37,750 | $78,350 |
| Vermont | $50,530 | $49,550 | $72,320 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $50,510 | $37,330 | $70,360 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,420 | $41,170 | $65,200 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $50,390 | $38,540 | $76,970 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $50,340 | $40,900 | $68,490 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $50,320 | $39,270 | $66,680 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $50,210 | $28,490 | $70,100 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $50,030 | $30,140 | $71,030 |
| Mississippi | $49,950 | $32,870 | $74,720 |
| Mobile, AL | $49,940 | $36,630 | $75,890 |
| Richmond, VA | $49,910 | $39,590 | $72,560 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $49,870 | $39,650 | $72,580 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $49,810 | $35,350 | $75,660 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,770 | $39,030 | $60,620 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,760 | $26,390 | $70,380 |
| Cleveland, OH | $49,600 | $39,690 | $75,340 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $49,600 | $35,350 | $72,330 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $49,540 | $38,770 | $70,360 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,480 | $35,950 | $77,360 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $49,440 | $37,750 | $74,580 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $49,420 | $35,760 | $77,170 |
| Arkansas | $49,210 | $42,980 | $84,290 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,210 | $46,610 | $62,760 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $49,180 | $23,400 | $62,250 |
| Fresno, CA | $49,180 | $38,630 | $80,790 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,160 | $34,590 | $71,030 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $49,100 | $42,490 | $72,500 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,070 | $31,300 | $76,700 |
| Alaska | $49,030 | $40,530 | $75,060 |
| Kansas | $49,020 | $36,280 | $66,650 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $49,020 | $44,620 | $73,800 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $48,990 | $42,010 | $70,320 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $48,950 | $39,180 | $73,910 |
| Florida | $48,850 | $35,360 | $75,540 |
| West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $48,850 | $21,420 | $71,440 |
| Louisiana | $48,800 | $26,390 | $68,850 |
| Maine | $48,780 | $44,200 | $76,590 |
| Columbus, OH | $48,690 | $40,540 | $76,350 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $48,670 | $38,970 | $59,940 |
| Reno, NV | $48,630 | $41,380 | $77,050 |
| Nevada | $48,630 | $37,110 | $74,350 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $48,590 | $40,940 | $63,140 |
| Toledo, OH | $48,580 | $38,620 | $73,730 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $48,480 | $33,640 | $70,820 |
| Illinois | $48,420 | $38,910 | $73,700 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $48,420 | $38,910 | $74,250 |
| Oregon | $48,290 | $42,480 | $72,440 |
| Anchorage, AK | $48,230 | $40,530 | $76,540 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $48,190 | $39,990 | $67,690 |
| Rochester, NY | $48,120 | $37,170 | $72,950 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,100 | $45,320 | $64,600 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $48,030 | $38,050 | $74,360 |
| North Dakota | $48,010 | $31,870 | $128,650 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $47,990 | $36,200 | $69,140 |
| Tennessee | $47,950 | $33,140 | $65,200 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $47,910 | $31,180 | $77,940 |
| Ohio | $47,900 | $38,060 | $74,730 |
| Columbia, SC | $47,900 | $38,780 | $74,730 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $47,890 | $37,610 | $63,540 |
| Ogden, UT | $47,860 | $34,220 | $80,100 |
| Michigan | $47,750 | $37,780 | $69,680 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $47,720 | $39,580 | $103,240 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,660 | $35,360 | $73,160 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47,580 | $35,820 | $74,130 |
| Savannah, GA | $47,490 | $42,140 | $62,800 |
| Maryland | $47,460 | $33,590 | $68,280 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,460 | $31,870 | $68,280 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $47,400 | $37,870 | $59,780 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,340 | $38,680 | $62,850 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $47,250 | $37,250 | $81,580 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $47,250 | $43,570 | $71,260 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $47,140 | $37,250 | $69,800 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $47,090 | $32,080 | $57,780 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,020 | $37,110 | $68,640 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $46,940 | $34,100 | $71,950 |
| Rockford, IL | $46,900 | $40,280 | $72,250 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $46,900 | $37,700 | $71,820 |
| North Carolina | $46,880 | $35,930 | $62,660 |
| Medford, OR | $46,840 | $40,050 | $55,690 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,840 | $37,940 | $72,530 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,780 | $35,140 | $71,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,660 | $37,800 | $72,650 |
| Akron, OH | $46,610 | $38,760 | $74,090 |
| Texas | $46,580 | $33,500 | $69,060 |
| Salem, OR | $46,390 | $44,900 | $57,350 |
| Florence, SC | $46,250 | $37,280 | $63,140 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $46,180 | $31,790 | $58,290 |
| Saginaw, MI | $46,120 | $37,020 | $56,590 |
| Iowa | $46,120 | $42,540 | $64,190 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,080 | $34,450 | $71,380 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,040 | $44,200 | $61,350 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $45,930 | $38,060 | $72,620 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $45,910 | $36,550 | $90,210 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,730 | $36,270 | $56,190 |
| Oklahoma | $45,620 | $32,180 | $85,370 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,430 | $39,050 | $81,470 |
| Knoxville, TN | $45,230 | $32,400 | $66,700 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $45,230 | $31,960 | $64,310 |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,160 | $42,910 | $62,980 |
| Kentucky | $45,100 | $39,990 | $67,690 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $44,840 | $35,220 | $75,030 |
| New Mexico | $44,770 | $33,530 | $75,030 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,550 | $37,800 | $61,040 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $44,520 | $38,430 | $73,220 |
| Wichita, KS | $44,400 | $28,930 | $60,600 |
| Amarillo, TX | $44,060 | $33,600 | $75,080 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $43,710 | $37,770 | $62,990 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $43,590 | $30,780 | $69,790 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $42,980 | $42,980 | $63,790 |
| Arizona | $42,640 | $36,380 | $65,240 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $42,640 | $38,020 | $67,500 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $42,490 | $37,590 | $62,940 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $42,180 | $26,710 | $58,720 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $42,140 | $42,140 | $60,880 |
| Tulsa, OK | $42,010 | $32,180 | $64,530 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $41,600 | $34,450 | $59,980 |
| El Centro, CA | $40,220 | $35,580 | $75,140 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $40,030 | $30,170 | $61,590 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $39,850 | $35,730 | $65,250 |
| Tucson, AZ | $39,770 | $33,320 | $59,280 |
| Hawaii | $39,720 | $33,530 | $68,520 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $39,720 | $34,980 | $68,520 |
| Wilmington, NC | $38,630 | $32,630 | $61,960 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $38,590 | $33,390 | $80,240 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,420 | $32,230 | $63,460 |
| El Paso, TX | $38,400 | $25,580 | $58,490 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $36,520 | $32,550 | $51,070 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $35,780 | $30,510 | $59,950 |
| Laredo, TX | $35,640 | $28,090 | $54,180 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $35,520 | $17,120 | $57,840 |
| Guam | $35,350 | $25,840 | $68,310 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $35,180 | $27,870 | $54,990 |
| Virgin Islands | $29,130 | $28,540 | $47,440 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $27,670 | $21,890 | $37,100 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,670 | $20,460 | $37,100 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Cargo and Freight Agents make?▾
The median annual salary for a Cargo and Freight Agents is $49,900, with a typical range of $37,240 – $76,350 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Cargo and Freight Agents?▾
Entry-level Cargo and Freight Agents positions typically start around $37,240 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Cargo and Freight Agentss earn the most?▾
Cargo and Freight Agentss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.