The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cargo and freight agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $38,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,910.
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 | $49,640 | 4.31% | 15.73% |
| 2021 | $47,500 | 7.52% | - |
| 2020 | $43,930 | -9.04% | - |
| 2019 | $47,900 | 7.41% | - |
| 2018 | $44,350 | 11.79% | - |
| 2017 | $39,120 | 2.38% | - |
| 2016 | $38,190 | -12.57% | - |
| 2015 | $42,990 | -3.56% | - |
| 2014 | $44,520 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $43,970 | 4.87% | - |
| 2012 | $41,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,640, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for cargo and freight agents in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $62,570). Compared with Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |