Cargo and Freight Agents Salary in the US
A cargo and freight agents earns a national median of $52,260 a year (mean $57,230) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #511 of 825.
How much does a cargo and freight agents earn in the US?
A cargo and freight agents in the United States earns a median of $52,260 a year (mean $57,230), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 3% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 97,670 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-5011), ranked #511 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$52,260
per year
Mean
$57,230
per year
Employment
97,670
US workers
National rank
#511
of 825 by median
What a cargo and freight agents earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a cargo and freight agents (SOC 43-5011) earns a median annual wage of $52,260 and a mean (average) of $57,230. The median is the midpoint — half of cargo and freight agents earn more and half earn less — and is 3% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a cargo and freight agents in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for cargo and freight agents is $52,260, and the mean (average) is $57,230. The median is the midpoint — half of cargo and freight agents earn more and half earn less.
- How does cargo and freight agents pay compare to the US average?
- At $52,260, a cargo and freight agents earns 3% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many cargo and freight agents are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 97,670 cargo and freight agents employed nationally (SOC 43-5011), across all industries.
- Where does this cargo and freight agents salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-5011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-5011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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