Cargo and Freight Agents Salary in Atlanta, GA

Cargo and Freight Agents pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,980 or more. The middle half of cargo and freight agents in Atlanta earn between $46,730 and $62,930.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Cargo and Freight Agents salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $54,660, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $44,120 a year, or $3,677 a month and $1,697 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Atlanta a good place for cargo and freight agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $54,660 buys what about $54,628 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cargo and Freight Agents salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 2 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Cargo and Freight Agents salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for cargo and freight agents

Hartford, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($71,770).

Cargo and Freight Agents salary by city

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