Cargo and Freight Agents pay in the U.S.
$57,230avg. a year
$27.52 an hour · 97,670 employed
Cargo and Freight Agents in the U.S. earn an average of $57,230 a year and a median of $52,260. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($73,770) and lowest in Kansas ($42,430).
$52,260Median pay
$27.52Average hourly
+21%Avg. pay since 2020
97,670Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for cargo and freight agents
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
160 jobs
District of Columbia
$73,770
$35.47 an hour
21,380 jobs
Minnesota
$65,080
$31.29 an hour
3200 jobs
South Dakota
$65,000
$31.25 an hour
45,760 jobs
New York
$64,660
$31.09 an hour
5380 jobs
North Dakota
$64,630
$31.07 an hour
680 jobs
New Hampshire
$63,920
$30.73 an hour
7390 jobs
Nebraska
$63,790
$30.67 an hour
82,410 jobs
Washington
$63,090
$30.33 an hour
917,060 jobs
California
$61,720
$29.67 an hour
10140 jobs
Rhode Island
$61,640
$29.64 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Cargo and Freight Agents pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $71,770 | $34.51 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $70,340 | $33.82 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $68,460 | $32.91 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $65,680 | $31.58 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $64,660 | $31.09 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $64,590 | $31.05 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $63,830 | $30.69 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $63,690 | $30.62 |
Related jobs
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,810
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$62,150
- Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,540
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,740
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,430
- Public Safety Telecommunicators$56,740
Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Cargo and Freight Agents pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $57,100 | $54,890 | 1,020 |
| Alaska | $57,880 | $52,070 | 580 |
| Arizona | $50,380 | $49,880 | 1,840 |
| Arkansas | $52,070 | $50,500 | – |
| California | $61,720 | $57,690 | 17,060 |
| Colorado | $54,950 | $51,390 | 850 |
| District of Columbia | $73,770 | $76,250 | 60 |
| Florida | $54,740 | $48,520 | 8,110 |
| Georgia | $53,510 | $51,380 | 3,630 |
| Hawaii | $49,980 | $42,400 | 1,760 |
| Idaho | $50,450 | $45,710 | 300 |
| Illinois | $58,120 | $59,750 | 6,110 |
| Indiana | $56,210 | $50,020 | 1,200 |
| Iowa | $53,420 | $48,370 | 660 |
| Kansas | $42,430 | $42,500 | 890 |
| Kentucky | $50,870 | $46,230 | 2,570 |
| Louisiana | $52,090 | $48,940 | 840 |
| Maine | $55,930 | $50,340 | 190 |
| Maryland | $49,820 | $48,730 | 740 |
| Massachusetts | $61,210 | $58,680 | 820 |
| Michigan | $52,280 | $47,940 | 2,150 |
| Minnesota | $65,080 | $58,650 | 1,380 |
| Mississippi | $52,290 | $49,920 | 260 |
| Missouri | $58,970 | $50,840 | 1,410 |
| Montana | $59,180 | $59,240 | 370 |
| Nebraska | $63,790 | $62,500 | 390 |
| Nevada | $51,560 | $47,000 | 490 |
| New Hampshire | $63,920 | $67,660 | 80 |
| New Jersey | $61,390 | $60,210 | 4,280 |
| New Mexico | $54,980 | $48,910 | 110 |
| New York | $64,660 | $60,040 | 5,760 |
| North Carolina | $52,100 | $48,000 | 2,520 |
| North Dakota | $64,630 | $54,230 | 380 |
| Ohio | $55,900 | $49,530 | 2,840 |
| Oklahoma | $52,030 | $49,940 | 300 |
| Oregon | $53,190 | $49,420 | 1,290 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,330 | $49,590 | 2,810 |
| Rhode Island | $61,640 | $60,310 | 140 |
| South Carolina | $58,980 | $57,000 | 1,540 |
| South Dakota | $65,000 | $64,340 | 200 |
| Tennessee | $58,310 | $51,800 | 3,390 |
| Texas | $51,570 | $48,470 | 7,610 |
| Utah | $58,600 | $52,770 | 590 |
| Vermont | $51,950 | $47,560 | 80 |
| Virginia | $55,420 | $49,680 | 1,280 |
| Washington | $63,090 | $60,760 | 2,410 |
| West Virginia | $53,590 | $49,100 | 130 |
| Wisconsin | $57,040 | $57,290 | 1,280 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$62,340
10,490 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$65,680
7,820 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$58,140
5,630 jobsMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$53,760
4,620 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$54,660
2,680 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$53,900
2,570 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$54,400
2,140 jobsRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$51,600
1,960 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do cargo and freight agents make?
The average is $57,230 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $52,260 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $27.52, and the median is $25.13 an hour.
Which state pays cargo and freight agents the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $73,770 a year. The best-paying metro area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT at $71,770.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $38,340 a year, and the top 10% earn over $79,810.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-5011. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.