The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cargo and freight agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cargo and freight agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,510 | 1.83% | 11.83% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 10.81% | - |
| 2020 | $41,600 | 0.02% | - |
| 2019 | $41,590 | 0.07% | - |
| 2018 | $41,560 | -5.61% | - |
| 2017 | $43,890 | 7.54% | - |
| 2016 | $40,580 | -3.20% | - |
| 2015 | $41,880 | 1.24% | - |
| 2014 | $41,360 | -4.30% | - |
| 2013 | $43,140 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $41,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,510 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for cargo and freight agents in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach.