The highest-paying states for cargo and freight agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of cargo and freight agents in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $59,920, Connecticut is the highest paying state for cargo and freight agents. It is followed by South Dakota (average annual salary $55,480). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of cargo and freight agents in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $59,920 |
$38,610 | 400 |
| 2 | South Dakota | $55,480 |
$46,830 | 290 |
| 3 | Wyoming | $54,640 |
$31,850 | 40 |
| 4 | Montana | $51,840 |
$37,660 | 340 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | $51,050 |
$31,550 | 1,630 |
| 6 | Washington | $50,670 |
$39,520 | 1,940 |
| 7 | New York | $50,310 |
$35,920 | 5,160 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $49,980 |
$32,410 | 3,280 |
| 9 | Virginia | $49,720 |
$36,630 | 1,480 |
| 10 | Illinois | $49,490 |
$38,700 | 7,470 |
| 11 | Idaho | $48,580 |
$34,390 | 140 |
| 12 | Kansas | $48,480 |
$26,060 | 620 |
| 13 | California | $48,440 |
$35,430 | 11,520 |
| 14 | Missouri | $48,200 |
$31,890 | 2,730 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $47,990 |
$32,240 | 860 |
| 16 | Florida | $47,470 |
$31,650 | 8,920 |
| 17 | Iowa | $47,460 |
$36,930 | 1,030 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $47,390 |
$36,980 | 220 |
| 19 | Maine | $47,360 |
$37,110 | 290 |
| 20 | Louisiana | $46,940 |
$33,240 | 370 |
| 21 | Georgia | $46,900 |
$39,270 | 2,630 |
| 22 | Massachusetts | $46,800 |
$33,130 | 1,020 |
| 23 | Maryland | $46,750 |
$32,340 | 1,140 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $46,650 |
$38,850 | 2,120 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $46,640 |
$23,920 | 100 |
| 26 | Rhode Island | $46,630 |
$31,840 | 130 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $46,410 |
$21,780 | 210 |
| 28 | Michigan | $46,400 |
$34,250 | 2,120 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $46,240 |
$21,230 | 2,510 |
| 30 | Alaska | $46,000 |
$36,500 | 560 |
| 31 | Colorado | $45,980 |
$31,570 | 630 |
| 32 | Oregon | $45,810 |
$32,340 | 960 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $45,690 |
$29,950 | 180 |
| 34 | Vermont | $45,500 |
$35,660 | 40 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $45,450 |
$30,570 | 2,380 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $44,720 |
$31,200 | 430 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $44,010 |
$37,680 | 2,620 |
| 38 | Utah | $43,960 |
$30,010 | 550 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $43,750 |
$33,730 | 410 |
| 40 | Indiana | $42,920 |
$35,270 | 1,480 |
| 41 | Alabama | $42,700 |
$24,020 | 610 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $41,380 |
$30,840 | 1,020 |
| 43 | Ohio | $41,240 |
$33,320 | 2,530 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $39,740 |
$34,310 | 150 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $39,680 |
$37,120 | 2,950 |
| 46 | Texas | $38,920 |
$29,640 | 10,080 |
| 47 | Arizona | $38,400 |
$32,810 | 2,520 |
| 48 | Nevada | $37,310 |
$34,940 | 1,060 |
| 49 | Delaware | $37,030 |
$33,650 | 60 |
| 50 | Hawaii | $35,850 |
$28,240 | 1,530 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | $32,220 |
$26,600 | 80 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $25,710 |
$23,130 | 80 |
| 53 | Guam | $21,150 |
$18,690 | 310 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,120 |
$18,080 | 590 |