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Cargo and Freight Agents Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Cargo and Freight Agents salaries across 48 states

$53,061
National Average (Median)
$76,250
Highest: District of Columbia
$42,400
Lowest: Hawaii

Cargo and Freight Agents Salary by State

Compare Cargo and Freight Agents salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$42,400
$76,250

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $54,890 AK $52,070 AZ $49,880 AR $50,500 CA $57,690 CO $51,390 DC $76,250 FL $48,520 GA $51,380 HI $42,400 ID $45,710 IL $59,750 IN $50,020 IA $48,370 KS $42,500 KY $46,230 LA $48,940 ME $50,340 MD $48,730 MA $58,680 MI $47,940 MN $58,650 MS $49,920 MO $50,840 MT $59,240 NE $62,500 NV $47,000 NH $67,660 NJ $60,210 NM $48,910 NY $60,040 NC $48,000 ND $54,230 OH $49,530 OK $49,940 OR $49,420 PA $49,590 RI $60,310 SC $57,000 SD $64,340 TN $51,800 TX $48,470 UT $52,770 VT $47,560 VA $49,680 WA $60,760 WV $49,100 WI $57,290

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$76,250
#2
New Hampshire
$67,660
#3
South Dakota
$64,340
#4
Nebraska
$62,500
#5
Washington
$60,760

Cargo and Freight Agents Salary in All 48 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $76,250 $73,770 60
2 New Hampshire $67,660 $63,920 80
3 South Dakota $64,340 $65,000 200
4 Nebraska $62,500 $63,790 390
5 Washington $60,760 $63,090 2,410
6 Rhode Island $60,310 $61,640 140
7 New Jersey $60,210 $61,390 4,280
8 New York $60,040 $64,660 5,760
9 Illinois $59,750 $58,120 6,110
10 Montana $59,240 $59,180 370
11 Massachusetts $58,680 $61,210 820
12 Minnesota $58,650 $65,080 1,380
13 California $57,690 $61,720 17,060
14 Wisconsin $57,290 $57,040 1,280
15 South Carolina $57,000 $58,980 1,540
16 Alabama $54,890 $57,100 1,020
17 North Dakota $54,230 $64,630 380
18 Utah $52,770 $58,600 590
19 Alaska $52,070 $57,880 580
20 Tennessee $51,800 $58,310 3,390
21 Colorado $51,390 $54,950 850
22 Georgia $51,380 $53,510 3,630
23 Missouri $50,840 $58,970 1,410
24 Arkansas $50,500 $52,070 N/A
25 Maine $50,340 $55,930 190
26 Indiana $50,020 $56,210 1,200
27 Oklahoma $49,940 $52,030 300
28 Mississippi $49,920 $52,290 260
29 Arizona $49,880 $50,380 1,840
30 Virginia $49,680 $55,420 1,280
31 Pennsylvania $49,590 $56,330 2,810
32 Ohio $49,530 $55,900 2,840
33 Oregon $49,420 $53,190 1,290
34 West Virginia $49,100 $53,590 130
35 Louisiana $48,940 $52,090 840
36 New Mexico $48,910 $54,980 110
37 Maryland $48,730 $49,820 740
38 Florida $48,520 $54,740 8,110
39 Texas $48,470 $51,570 7,610
40 Iowa $48,370 $53,420 660
41 North Carolina $48,000 $52,100 2,520
42 Michigan $47,940 $52,280 2,150
43 Vermont $47,560 $51,950 80
44 Nevada $47,000 $51,560 490
45 Kentucky $46,230 $50,870 2,570
46 Idaho $45,710 $50,450 300
47 Kansas $42,500 $42,430 890
48 Hawaii $42,400 $49,980 1,760

Cargo and Freight Agents Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Cargo and Freight Agents keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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