SOC 43-5011 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Cargo and Freight Agents

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$52,260

U.S. median hourly wage$25.13

U.S. employment97,670

Nationally, cargo and freight agents earned a median of $52,260 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 97,670 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Cargo and Freight Agents: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$76,250	$36.66	60	0.1
New Hampshire	$67,660	$32.53	80	0.1
South Dakota	$64,340	$30.94	200	0.4
Nebraska	$62,500	$30.05	390	0.4
Washington	$60,760	$29.21	2,410	0.7
Rhode Island	$60,310	$29.00	140	0.3
New Jersey	$60,210	$28.95	4,280	1.0
New York	$60,040	$28.87	5,760	0.6
Illinois	$59,750	$28.72	6,110	1.0
Montana	$59,240	$28.48	370	0.7
Massachusetts	$58,680	$28.21	820	0.2
Minnesota	$58,650	$28.20	1,380	0.5
California	$57,690	$27.73	17,060	0.9
Wisconsin	$57,290	$27.54	1,280	0.4
South Carolina	$57,000	$27.41	1,540	0.7
Alabama	$54,890	$26.39	1,020	0.5
North Dakota	$54,230	$26.07	380	0.9
Utah	$52,770	$25.37	590	0.3
Alaska	$52,070	$25.03	580	1.8
Tennessee	$51,800	$24.91	3,390	1.0
Colorado	$51,390	$24.71	850	0.3
Georgia	$51,380	$24.70	3,630	0.7
Missouri	$50,840	$24.44	1,410	0.5
Arkansas	$50,500	$24.28	Not published	Not published
Maine	$50,340	$24.20	190	0.3
Indiana	$50,020	$24.05	1,200	0.4
Oklahoma	$49,940	$24.01	300	0.2
Mississippi	$49,920	$24.00	260	0.2
Arizona	$49,880	$23.98	1,840	0.6
Virginia	$49,680	$23.89	1,280	0.3
Pennsylvania	$49,590	$23.84	2,810	0.5
Ohio	$49,530	$23.81	2,840	0.5
Oregon	$49,420	$23.76	1,290	0.7
West Virginia	$49,100	$23.60	130	0.2
Louisiana	$48,940	$23.53	840	0.4
New Mexico	$48,910	$23.51	110	0.1
Maryland	$48,730	$23.43	740	0.3
Florida	$48,520	$23.33	8,110	0.8
Texas	$48,470	$23.30	7,610	0.5
Iowa	$48,370	$23.25	660	0.4
North Carolina	$48,000	$23.08	2,520	0.5
Michigan	$47,940	$23.05	2,150	0.5
Vermont	$47,560	$22.87	80	0.3
Nevada	$47,000	$22.60	490	0.3
Kentucky	$46,230	$22.23	2,570	1.3
Idaho	$45,710	$21.98	300	0.4
Kansas	$42,500	$20.44	890	0.6
Hawaii	$42,400	$20.39	1,760	2.8
Guam	$38,360	$18.44	60	1.0
Virgin Islands	$29,400	$14.14	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$28,600	$13.75	300	0.3
Connecticut	Not published	Not published	560	0.3
Wyoming	Not published	Not published	160	0.6

Pay by metro area

All 162 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Cargo and Freight Agents: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Lake Charles, LA	$68,080	$32.73	30	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$67,140	$32.28	130	0.3
Rapid City, SD	$65,440	$31.46	30	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$65,320	$31.40	40	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$64,580	$31.05	60	0.3
New Haven, CT	$63,380	$30.47	80	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$63,010	$30.29	60	0.1
Missoula, MT	$63,010	$30.29	60	0.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$62,950	$30.26	100	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$62,830	$30.21	220	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,240	$29.92	290	0.6
Syracuse, NY	$62,100	$29.85	120	0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$61,860	$29.74	1,940	0.9
Vallejo, CA	$61,560	$29.60	50	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$60,980	$29.32	1,960	0.8
Great Falls, MT	$60,810	$29.24	50	1.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,590	$29.13	7,820	0.8
Corpus Christi, TX	$60,500	$29.09	40	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$60,330	$29.01	50	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$60,260	$28.97	180	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$60,120	$28.90	50	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$59,980	$28.84	40	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$59,970	$28.83	50	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$59,890	$28.79	140	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$59,850	$28.77	5,630	1.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,750	$28.73	100	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$59,660	$28.68	380	0.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$59,650	$28.68	60	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$59,610	$28.66	210	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$59,580	$28.64	210	1.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$59,570	$28.64	60	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$59,560	$28.63	1,130	0.6
Madison, WI	$59,460	$28.59	100	0.2
Reading, PA	$59,450	$28.58	50	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$59,330	$28.52	700	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$59,320	$28.52	150	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$59,310	$28.51	30	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$59,010	$28.37	10,490	1.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,750	$28.24	2,680	0.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,690	$28.22	270	0.9
Dothan, AL	$58,610	$28.18	50	0.8
Peoria, IL	$58,540	$28.15	30	0.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$58,460	$28.11	50	0.4
Bozeman, MT	$58,290	$28.03	50	0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$57,560	$27.68	730	1.9
Fairbanks-College, AK	$57,480	$27.63	70	2.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$57,440	$27.61	60	0.2
Bellingham, WA	$57,090	$27.45	100	1.0
Port St. Lucie, FL	$56,960	$27.39	60	0.3
Greeley, CO	$56,940	$27.38	30	0.3
Spartanburg, SC	$56,410	$27.12	110	0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$56,300	$27.07	570	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$56,060	$26.95	630	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$56,060	$26.95	460	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$55,930	$26.89	1,670	2.7
Birmingham, AL	$55,700	$26.78	520	1.0
St. Cloud, MN	$55,350	$26.61	80	0.8
Columbia, SC	$55,070	$26.48	80	0.2
Jackson, MS	$54,890	$26.39	40	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$54,820	$26.36	280	0.3
Salinas, CA	$54,490	$26.20	30	0.2
Visalia, CA	$54,430	$26.17	40	0.2
Springfield, MA	$54,310	$26.11	30	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$54,200	$26.06	40	0.2
Mobile, AL	$54,110	$26.01	130	0.8
Green Bay, WI	$53,820	$25.88	370	2.1
Lubbock, TX	$53,190	$25.57	70	0.4
Rochester, NY	$52,270	$25.13	140	0.3
Terre Haute, IN	$52,210	$25.10	30	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$51,860	$24.94	890	0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$51,760	$24.89	30	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$51,570	$24.79	40	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$51,390	$24.71	740	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$51,280	$24.65	1,680	0.6
Baton Rouge, LA	$51,230	$24.63	100	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$51,110	$24.57	160	0.5
Evansville, IN	$50,850	$24.45	40	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$50,740	$24.40	720	0.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$50,680	$24.37	Not published	Not published
Kansas City, MO-KS	$50,340	$24.20	620	0.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$50,330	$24.20	410	0.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$50,260	$24.16	1,100	0.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$50,240	$24.15	1,470	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$50,230	$24.15	1,030	0.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,220	$24.15	2,140	0.6
Columbus, OH	$50,210	$24.14	640	0.6
Fresno, CA	$50,150	$24.11	110	0.2
Salem, OR	$50,100	$24.09	60	0.3
Bend, OR	$49,990	$24.03	40	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$49,860	$23.97	310	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$49,720	$23.91	1,030	0.8
Richmond, VA	$49,640	$23.86	280	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$49,560	$23.83	100	0.4
Ann Arbor, MI	$49,540	$23.82	Not published	Not published
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$49,490	$23.79	410	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,480	$23.79	1,310	1.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$49,460	$23.78	150	0.6
Toledo, OH	$49,350	$23.73	90	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,310	$23.71	70	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$49,060	$23.59	540	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,990	$23.55	580	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$48,870	$23.49	790	0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$48,780	$23.45	700	0.5
Ogden, UT	$48,750	$23.44	40	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$48,720	$23.43	220	0.3
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$48,710	$23.42	60	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,690	$23.41	2,570	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$48,580	$23.35	50	0.2
Savannah, GA	$48,560	$23.34	350	1.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$48,360	$23.25	80	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$48,340	$23.24	60	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,290	$23.22	360	1.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,150	$23.15	4,620	1.6
Akron, OH	$48,130	$23.14	130	0.4
Reno, NV	$48,100	$23.13	90	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$47,910	$23.03	330	1.9
Roanoke, VA	$47,880	$23.02	50	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,600	$22.88	260	0.7
Medford, OR	$47,600	$22.88	80	0.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$47,560	$22.87	70	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,420	$22.80	590	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$47,400	$22.79	30	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,260	$22.72	1,360	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,120	$22.65	170	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$46,970	$22.58	Not published	Not published
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,880	$22.54	1,960	1.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$46,790	$22.49	380	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$46,650	$22.43	40	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$46,530	$22.37	340	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$46,470	$22.34	130	1.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$46,400	$22.31	Not published	Not published
Tucson, AZ	$46,340	$22.28	100	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,190	$22.21	1,530	1.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$46,090	$22.16	80	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$45,790	$22.02	980	1.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$45,760	$22.00	670	0.6
Boise City, ID	$45,710	$21.98	210	0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$45,410	$21.83	30	0.1
El Paso, TX	$45,320	$21.79	370	1.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,060	$21.66	260	0.4
El Centro, CA	$44,920	$21.59	80	1.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$44,380	$21.34	190	0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$44,240	$21.27	350	0.9
Saginaw, MI	$43,930	$21.12	60	0.8
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$43,400	$20.87	90	1.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$42,880	$20.62	140	0.6
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$42,840	$20.59	310	4.2
Knoxville, TN	$42,160	$20.27	280	0.7
Urban Honolulu, HI	$42,080	$20.23	980	2.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$41,290	$19.85	40	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$39,790	$19.13	200	1.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$39,620	$19.05	260	0.9
Fayetteville, NC	$37,610	$18.08	100	0.8
Laredo, TX	$36,810	$17.70	890	8.2
Wichita, KS	$36,400	$17.50	510	1.7
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,050	$17.33	130	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$28,770	$13.83	250	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Not published	Not published	160	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Not published	Not published	190	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	Not published	Not published	130	0.5
Springfield, MO	Not published	Not published	170	0.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Not published	Not published	30	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.