Cargo and Freight Agents Salary by City

Top 15 cities for cargo and freight agents by average salary

Hartford, CT	$71,770
New Haven, CT	$71,180
San Francisco, CA	$70,340
Trenton, NJ	$68,490
Vallejo, CA	$68,470
Fargo, ND	$68,460
Rapid City, SD	$67,350
New York, NY	$65,680
Sioux Falls, SD	$64,660
Minneapolis, MN	$64,590
Lincoln, NE	$64,360
Seattle, WA	$63,830
Stockton, CA	$63,690
Albuquerque, NM	$63,660
San Jose, CA	$63,260

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Cargo and Freight Agents salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
Connecticut	2	$71,770	$71,180
California	14	$70,340	$48,790
New Jersey	1	$68,490	$68,490
North Dakota	1	$68,460	$68,460
South Dakota	2	$67,350	$64,660
New York	6	$65,680	$50,000
Minnesota	2	$64,590	$61,120
Nebraska	2	$64,360	$60,460
Washington	4	$63,830	$55,930
New Mexico	1	$63,660	$63,660
South Carolina	5	$63,220	$57,450
Massachusetts	2	$61,920	$54,840
Illinois	2	$61,880	$58,140
Texas	11	$61,610	$41,330
Montana	3	$61,220	$57,120
Alaska	2	$61,140	$56,380
Tennessee	4	$60,850	$50,170
Utah	3	$60,760	$51,990
Rhode Island	1	$60,510	$60,510
Florida	10	$59,970	$50,330
Pennsylvania	6	$59,960	$50,910
Oklahoma	2	$59,520	$43,990
Maine	1	$59,430	$59,430
Alabama	4	$59,090	$46,920
Iowa	3	$59,000	$49,440
Ohio	7	$58,930	$52,610
Indiana	5	$57,940	$50,390
Virginia	3	$57,840	$49,970
Mississippi	1	$57,400	$57,400
Wisconsin	3	$57,380	$55,230
Louisiana	5	$57,090	$47,450
Oregon	4	$56,930	$50,710
Washington, D.C.	1	$56,080	$56,080
Missouri	2	$54,990	$54,480
Colorado	2	$54,870	$54,590
Georgia	2	$54,660	$51,950
Michigan	5	$54,440	$44,110
Arkansas	3	$53,860	$49,340
North Carolina	7	$53,730	$41,430
Nevada	2	$52,990	$51,210
Arizona	2	$51,920	$45,040
Kentucky	2	$51,830	$44,800
Vermont	1	$51,670	$51,670
Idaho	1	$51,510	$51,510
Maryland	1	$50,450	$50,450
Hawaii	2	$50,250	$48,100
Kansas	1	$36,460	$36,460
Puerto Rico	1	$29,540	$29,540

Cargo and Freight Agents salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Hartford, CT	$71,770	$62,830	$34.51	220
New Haven, CT	$71,180	$63,380	$34.22	80
San Francisco, CA	$70,340	$60,980	$33.82	1,960
Trenton, NJ	$68,490	$65,320	$32.93	40
Vallejo, CA	$68,470	$61,560	$32.92	50
Fargo, ND	$68,460	$59,580	$32.91	210
Rapid City, SD	$67,350	$65,440	$32.38	30
New York, NY	$65,680	$60,590	$31.58	7,820
Sioux Falls, SD	$64,660	$62,950	$31.09	100
Minneapolis, MN	$64,590	$59,560	$31.05	1,130
Lincoln, NE	$64,360	$60,120	$30.94	50
Seattle, WA	$63,830	$61,860	$30.69	1,940
Stockton, CA	$63,690	$58,690	$30.62	270
Albuquerque, NM	$63,660	$63,010	$30.60	60
San Jose, CA	$63,260	$59,610	$30.41	210
Myrtle Beach, SC	$63,220	$58,460	$30.39	50
Kiryas Joel, NY	$62,860	$59,650	$30.22	60
Los Angeles, CA	$62,340	$59,010	$29.97	10,490
Boston, MA	$61,920	$59,330	$29.77	700
Peoria, IL	$61,880	$58,540	$29.75	30
Bakersfield, CA	$61,830	$59,310	$29.73	30
Corpus Christi, TX	$61,610	$60,500	$29.62	40
Missoula, MT	$61,220	$63,010	$29.43	60
Syracuse, NY	$61,170	$62,100	$29.41	120
Fairbanks, AK	$61,140	$57,480	$29.39	70
St. Cloud, MN	$61,120	$55,350	$29.38	80
Albany, NY	$61,010	$59,890	$29.33	140
Memphis, TN	$60,850	$55,930	$29.26	1,670
Salt Lake City, UT	$60,760	$56,060	$29.21	460
Spartanburg, SC	$60,740	$56,410	$29.20	110
Sacramento, CA	$60,540	$54,820	$29.11	280
Providence, RI	$60,510	$60,260	$29.09	180
Omaha, NE	$60,460	$62,240	$29.07	290
Greenville, SC	$60,060	$59,320	$28.88	150
Tallahassee, FL	$59,970	$54,200	$28.83	40
Reading, PA	$59,960	$59,450	$28.83	50
Charleston, SC	$59,800	$57,560	$28.75	730
Harrisburg, PA	$59,740	$59,750	$28.72	100
Bozeman, MT	$59,540	$58,290	$28.63	50
Tulsa, OK	$59,520	$67,140	$28.61	130
Bellingham, WA	$59,460	$57,090	$28.59	100
Portland, ME	$59,430	$59,970	$28.57	50
Birmingham, AL	$59,090	$55,700	$28.41	520
Davenport, IA	$59,000	$64,580	$28.37	60
Dayton, OH	$58,930	$59,980	$28.33	40
Spokane, WA	$58,810	$57,440	$28.27	60
Philadelphia, PA	$58,650	$51,280	$28.20	1,680
San Diego, CA	$58,580	$51,860	$28.16	890
Palm Bay, FL	$58,530	$49,560	$28.14	100
Port St. Lucie, FL	$58,460	$56,960	$28.10	60
Beaumont, TX	$58,420	$60,330	$28.09	50
Salinas, CA	$58,270	$54,490	$28.02	30
Rochester, NY	$58,150	$52,270	$27.96	140
Chicago, IL	$58,140	$59,850	$27.95	5,630
Oxnard, CA	$58,090	$48,580	$27.93	50
Cedar Rapids, IA	$58,070	$59,570	$27.92	60
Visalia, CA	$57,960	$54,430	$27.86	40
Evansville, IN	$57,940	$50,850	$27.85	40
Akron, OH	$57,880	$48,130	$27.83	130
Virginia Beach, VA	$57,840	$49,490	$27.81	410
Cleveland, OH	$57,720	$56,060	$27.75	630
Columbus, OH	$57,680	$50,210	$27.73	640
Nashville, TN	$57,530	$50,230	$27.66	1,030
Dothan, AL	$57,470	$58,610	$27.63	50
South Bend, IN	$57,450	$51,570	$27.62	40
Columbia, SC	$57,450	$55,070	$27.62	80
Jackson, MS	$57,400	$54,890	$27.60	40
Milwaukee, WI	$57,380	$59,660	$27.59	380
Great Falls, MT	$57,120	$60,810	$27.46	50
Lake Charles, LA	$57,090	$68,080	$27.45	30
Bend, OR	$56,930	$49,990	$27.37	40
Fort Myers, FL	$56,580	$51,110	$27.20	160
Green Bay, WI	$56,550	$53,820	$27.19	370
Toledo, OH	$56,480	$49,350	$27.15	90
Anchorage, AK	$56,380	$47,910	$27.11	330
Youngstown, OH	$56,260	$47,400	$27.05	30
Tampa, FL	$56,230	$48,870	$27.04	790
Washington, DC	$56,080	$56,300	$26.96	570
Lubbock, TX	$56,000	$53,190	$26.92	70
Kennewick, WA	$55,930	$51,760	$26.89	30
Indianapolis, IN	$55,910	$48,990	$26.88	580
Scranton, PA	$55,860	$49,310	$26.85	70
Fresno, CA	$55,500	$50,150	$26.68	110
Mobile, AL	$55,480	$54,110	$26.67	130
Jacksonville, FL	$55,370	$50,740	$26.62	720
Austin, TX	$55,230	$49,860	$26.55	310
Madison, WI	$55,230	$59,460	$26.55	100
Chattanooga, TN	$55,170	$49,460	$26.52	150
Orlando, FL	$55,130	$47,420	$26.50	590
St. Louis, MO	$54,990	$48,780	$26.44	700
Denver, CO	$54,870	$51,390	$26.38	740
Springfield, MA	$54,840	$54,310	$26.37	30
Atlanta, GA	$54,660	$58,750	$26.28	2,680
Greeley, CO	$54,590	$56,940	$26.24	30
Kansas City, MO	$54,480	$50,340	$26.19	620
Grand Rapids, MI	$54,440	$45,060	$26.18	260
Houston, TX	$54,400	$50,220	$26.16	2,140
Salem, OR	$54,220	$50,100	$26.07	60
Portland, OR	$53,950	$50,260	$25.94	1,100
Dallas, TX	$53,900	$48,690	$25.92	2,570
Fayetteville, AR	$53,860	$50,680	$25.90	n/a
Richmond, VA	$53,770	$49,640	$25.85	280
Miami, FL	$53,760	$48,150	$25.85	4,620
Winston-Salem, NC	$53,730	$47,120	$25.83	170
Charlotte, NC	$53,720	$49,720	$25.83	1,030
Baton Rouge, LA	$53,460	$51,230	$25.70	100
New Orleans, LA	$53,390	$50,330	$25.67	410
Ogden, UT	$53,340	$48,750	$25.64	40
Sarasota, FL	$53,190	$46,970	$25.57	n/a
Ann Arbor, MI	$53,110	$49,540	$25.54	n/a
Reno, NV	$52,990	$48,100	$25.48	90
Terre Haute, IN	$52,950	$52,210	$25.46	30
Cincinnati, OH	$52,610	$46,190	$25.29	1,530
Raleigh, NC	$52,360	$48,720	$25.18	220
Detroit, MI	$52,350	$47,260	$25.17	1,360
Hickory, NC	$52,040	$41,290	$25.02	40
Provo, UT	$51,990	$46,400	$24.99	n/a
Savannah, GA	$51,950	$48,560	$24.97	350
Phoenix, AZ	$51,920	$50,240	$24.96	1,470
Little Rock, AR	$51,900	$48,290	$24.95	360
Louisville, KY	$51,830	$49,480	$24.92	1,310
Burlington, VT	$51,670	$47,560	$24.84	70
Riverside, CA	$51,600	$46,880	$24.81	1,960
Shreveport, LA	$51,570	$48,360	$24.80	80
Boise, ID	$51,510	$45,710	$24.77	210
York, PA	$51,280	$48,340	$24.66	60
Las Vegas, NV	$51,210	$46,790	$24.62	380
Brownsville, TX	$50,940	$46,090	$24.49	80
Pittsburgh, PA	$50,910	$45,760	$24.48	670
Medford, OR	$50,710	$47,600	$24.38	80
San Antonio, TX	$50,480	$46,530	$24.27	340
Baltimore, MD	$50,450	$49,060	$24.25	540
Fort Wayne, IN	$50,390	$42,880	$24.23	140
Pensacola, FL	$50,330	$46,650	$24.20	40
Honolulu, HI	$50,250	$42,080	$24.16	980
Knoxville, TN	$50,170	$42,160	$24.12	280
Buffalo, NY	$50,000	$45,790	$24.04	980
Roanoke, VA	$49,970	$47,880	$24.02	50
Lansing, MI	$49,650	$45,410	$23.87	30
Des Moines, IA	$49,440	$44,240	$23.77	350
Fort Smith, AR	$49,340	$46,470	$23.72	130
El Centro, CA	$48,790	$44,920	$23.46	80
Kahului, HI	$48,100	$42,840	$23.12	310
Greensboro, NC	$48,090	$47,600	$23.12	260
Wilmington, NC	$47,730	$39,790	$22.95	200
Slidell, LA	$47,450	$48,710	$22.81	60
Daphne, AL	$46,920	$43,400	$22.56	90
El Paso, TX	$45,210	$45,320	$21.74	370
Tucson, AZ	$45,040	$46,340	$21.65	100
Lexington, KY	$44,800	$39,620	$21.54	260
Saginaw, MI	$44,110	$43,930	$21.21	60
Oklahoma City, OK	$43,990	$36,050	$21.15	130
McAllen, TX	$43,670	$44,380	$21.00	190
Fayetteville, NC	$41,430	$37,610	$19.92	100
Laredo, TX	$41,330	$36,810	$19.87	890
Wichita, KS	$36,460	$36,400	$17.53	510
San Juan, PR	$29,540	$28,770	$14.20	250

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Cargo and Freight Agents salary: questions

Where do cargo and freight agents make the most money?

In Hartford, CT, with an average of $71,770 a year, among the 157 metro areas we cover.

What is the average cargo and freight agents salary in the U.S.?

$57,351 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is cargo and freight agents pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $29,540 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5011.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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